Senior advocate Vivek Tankha, representing Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa, has said that the case registered against Bajwa is "a political vendetta" by the ruling AAP-led Punjab government.
Punjab Minister Harpal Cheema extended condolences to the family of a police officer killed in the Tarn Taran firing while announcing Rs 1 crore ex gratia. Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring criticized the situation of deteriorating law and order.
Punjab Congress MLAs, including the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday, protested against the state government on the issue of removal of farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Khanauri Border and Shambhu Border and other issues.
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the Congress MPs from Punjab, who are protesting in the Parliament premises over the issue of farmers'.
Punjab Congress MPs, led by Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, protest against the removal of farmers from Punjab-Haryana Khanauri and Shambhu Borders. Warring condemns the government's actions, accusing leaders of betraying farmers and using force against them.
Senior Congress Leader Bajwa said that it is pertinent to mention that the AAP replicated Delhi's Excise policy in Punjab after it formed government here.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring gave his inputs on the oath-taking ceremony of Delhi CM Rekha Gupta. Warring stated that now the promises made to the people of Delhi should be fulfilled as it has a BJP government and the governor is also theirs.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to meet party leaders from Punjab on February 11. The meeting comes in the wake of AAP's recent electoral setback in Delhi.
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday said that the countdown for the fall of the AAP government in Punjab has begun as the "fake and cheater" face of Arvind Kejriwal is exposed to the nation after the Delhi Assembly results.
Following the defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly elections, Congress leader Pargat Singh on Sunday said that people have rejected their model and the tremors would be felt in Punjab.
"We demand an immediate and unconditional apology from the Government of Punjab for the neglect and mistreatment of Dr Ambedkar's statue in the holy city of Amritsar. We also demand that strict action, without fail, must be taken against the perpetrators of this act," Kharge added.