Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has dismissed a police officer for his alleged involvement in drug smuggling and asked the Vigilance department to probe his wealth to confiscate the drug money.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till May 1, in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped excise policy.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders sat on a protest outside the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in the national capital on Sunday against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's questioning by the probe agency in the liquor policy case
Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday appeared before the Vigilance Bureau in connection with a disproportionate assets matter and was questioned for several hours by the officials.
In his greetings, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said, "The creation of the Khalsa without caste and colour discrimination was done by Guru Gobind Singh Ji on the holy land of Anandpur Sahib."
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked the MLAs and officers to enhance their field visits for expediting the process of Girdawari and redress the problems of farmers facing crop loss.
Bhagwant Mann also mentioned that the company which was given the responsibility to manage the toll had flouted norms on multiple occasions and as a result, their application to levy the toll on the plaza in the future would be rejected.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday demanded that the state government should provide appropriate compensation to the farmers who faced huge losses due to crop damage amid heavy rainfall.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will hand over appointment letters to the newly appointed 219 clerks of the School Education Department on Wednesday, the official said.