Why such a long deadline? Warring asks Shah on finishing drugs Says, it is like post-dated cheque from a crashing bank Chandigarh 30 September ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today asked the union Home Minister Amit Shah as to why has he set such a long deadline, till December, 2029, for finishing the problem of drugs in Punjab. “Leave aside Punjab, who knows whether the BJP will be in power at the centre by then, as in all likelihood it will not?”, Warring asked while remarking, "it is like a long post-dated cheque of a crashing bank". He asked why did the BJP government at the centre woke up to the problem of drugs only on the eve of elections. The PCC president asked Shah as to why did it take his government such a long time to feel the severity and intensity of the drug problem in Punjab. “Why just on the eve of elections?” he asked, adding that the Congress has been raising the issue for the last so many years. Warring ...
'Harr booth Mazboot’-Mohali Punjabis looking forward to Congress with great expectations : Baghel Asserts, complete unity in Punjab Congress; leadership issue closed Warring alleges AAP-BJP understanding in Gujarat, Punjab Says 40-50 MLAs ready to jump the AAP ship S.A.S.Nagar 31July ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : AICC general secretary in charge Punjab, Bhupesh Baghel today said that Punjabis were looking forward to Congress with great hope and expectations to provide a credible and people friendly government. He said they were completely disillusioned with the Aam Aadmi Party and wanted to get rid of this government at any cost. Addressing a press conference after attending the ‘Harr booth Mazboot’ programme of the party organized here today, Baghel said, the Congress has a glorious history of serving the people. Besides, he added, it is the Congress which restored peace in Punjab. The former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister asserted that there was complete unity in the Punjab Congress ...