Congress sounds poll bugle with united front Mann’s reins in hands of Shah and Kejriwal : Rahul Reiterates challenge to Modi to debate who is anti-national Asserts, Punjab needs a government that is run from Punjab, not Delhi Says, Punjab can’t fight drugs with a CM who gets drunk every evening Kharge says, never seen a such a corrupt government as that of AAP in entire career Says, wherever Congress in winning position, AAP comes to BJP’s aid Thousands of people gather at Sangrur’s Insaf rally Sangrur 4 November ( PDL ) : Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today said that Punjab needs a government which is run from Punjab and not from Delhi. He said the reins of the Aam Aadmi Party government were in the hands of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “One rein is in Shah’s hands and another in Kejriwal’s” he said, while addressing a massive public rally here today, as the Congress sounded the poll bugle with a completely united...
Warring questions ₹500-crore tender for free flour scheme, alleges wastage of public money Says, welfare schemes must continue, but public money should not be misused Chandigarh 23 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Ludhiana MP and former Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday questioned the Punjab government’s decision to float a ₹500-crore tender for a free flour distribution scheme, alleging that it amounted to unnecessary expenditure when beneficiaries were already satisfied with the existing wheat distribution programme. Clarifying that he was not opposed to free welfare benefits, Warring said government schemes must continue to support poor and genuinely needy families, but their implementation should ensure the judicious use of public money. “Welfare schemes must not be discontinued, but public money must not be misused either,” he said, adding that such initiatives were an essential component of social justice and should remain in place both now...