Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Monday informed that 108 incidents of stubble burning were recorded in Punjab. They held a protest against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the issue of air pollution in the national capital at Kapurthala House.
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday blamed the Punjab government led by Aam Aadmi Party for farmers' protests in the state and demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called on the Central Government to assist with paddy procurement, aiming to clear the state's mandis and facilitate wheat production for the upcoming harvest season.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has approved the prosecution of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in three sacrilege cases registered in 2015.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday demanded a "practical solution" from the Central government to the problem of stubble burning and sought compensation for the farmers which could be an alternative to the crop procurement.
As the harvest season begins in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday outlined several demands from the Centre including transportation be provided by the central government and that the procurement rate for dry harvest be adjusted from 0.5% to 1%.
After Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann tested positive for leptospirosis, a bacterial infection, Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi took a jibe at him and said, "If a CM cannot take care of himself, how will he take care of Punjab."
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday tested positive for leptospirosis, a bacterial infection. Doctors said that he is being given antibiotics and his vitals are "completely stable."
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was in the third or fourth stage of liver cirrhosis after he was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali.