Deference & Public Praise for a Rape & Murder Convict was normalized much before this #PrajwalRevanna sex scandal

For 7th time in 2 years, Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted 50-day parole

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“disappointed with Punjab Congress leadership”

former Congress MLA & now Sangrur DCC president Dalvir Singh Goldy Khangura in his resignation letter to Amarinder Singh Raja Warring

Amritpal Singh is a contender & challenger in the same Sikh political space where SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal is desperately trying to recover lost base....

If Amritpal wins, political implications go much beyond a Lok Sabha seat within Sikh space....

Congress candidates

Ludhiana - Raja Warring
Khadoor Sahib - Kulbir Singh Zira
Anandpur Sahib- Vijay Inder Singla
Gurdaspur - Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

Like 2019, Khadoor Sahib set for a Panthic face-off

There has been a lot of noise in Sikh social media space .... Many had suggested that Akali Dal should not field a candidate....

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The Press Club of India is deeply concerned over the sudden arrest of senior journalist Rajinder Singh Taggar by the Punjab Police.

We expect the Punjab Govt to eschew the temptation to misuse its power against journalists speaking truth to power.

Rinku said these were not farmers but “actually gundas masquerading as farmers”.

‘Gundas, anti-Dalit’
BJP candidate Sushil Rinku to farmers protesting in Ambedkar Chowk at Nakodar

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No final decision yet on Amritpal contesting polls, says father
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Gujarat judge accused of forging colleagues’ resignation letters toi.in/q1q9Na54/a24gk via The Times Of India

Battle of turncoats in Jalandhar

Party-Hoppers And Ex-CM To Fight It Out For A Seat That Was Once Held By A PM And Foreign Minister

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Lok Sabha elections: EC seeks response from PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi over MCC violations
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Unlike BJP and AAP, which heavily rely on their surveys to pick up the candidates, internal dynamics, pulls and pressures play a part in deciding candidates in Congress. Internal bickering has also come out open at some places.

Former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu was considered a frontrunner for the Ludhiana ticket but Kotli is being backed by a very senior Delhi-based Congress leader.

‘Parivarvad’ in BJP: Ex MoS Sampla peeved over being bypassed toi.in/xOg9jY/a24gk via The Times Of India

Will Ludhiana see contest between cousins? toi.in/h9g-Jb32/a24gk via The Times Of India