Topic: Punjab
Punjab: Charanjit Singh to become first Dalit CM, where 32% of population belong to Dalits
Congress's Charanjit Singh Channi is set to become the first chief minister from the Dalit community in Punjab, where 31.9% of the population hails from the Dalit community.
Amarinder Singh resigns as CM, says “I feel humiliated, feel they doubt my work”
Hours, after he was asked to step down as the Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday, resigned from the post.
Punjab: 2-time MLA Sukhpal Nannu quits BJP over farm laws issue
Two-time MLA from Punjab’s Ferozepur Sukhpal Singh Nannu on Thursday quit the Bharatiya Janata Party, protesting against the Narendra Modi government’s three farm laws.
Haryana: 100 protesting farmers booked under sedition law
Haryana police have charged over 100 farmers with draconian sedition after they allegedly attacked the official vehicle of BJP politician and Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa during the protest against state's saffron party led government and the Narendra Modi government's farm laws on 11 July.
Punjab politics comes to a full circle with SAD-BSP alliance
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party announced a coalition with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ahead of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh 2022 elections. The alliance comes after a gap of 25 years after which the SAD forged ties with the BJP in 1997.
Oxygen shortage: Six patients die at private hospital in Amritsar
Six patients including five COVID-19 positive patients have died on Friday at a private hospital in Punjab’s Amritsar, apparently on account of shortage of medical oxygen.
