Ludhiana News
BKU (Dakaunda) is the second largest farm union in Punjab and is one among the group of 32 farmers’ outfit from the state.
Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya had said that the dismissed cop’s links with pro-Khalistan radicals and other drug smugglers were being probed. Six persons were injured in the blast on Thursday.
Notably, in 2019 also Gandhi had started Congress campaign for Punjab for Lok Sabha polls from Killi Chahlan with a rally. Recently, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) also held its 100-year celebration rally at this venue.
The SSM, meanwhile, has denied any coalition talks with AAP. Harmeet Singh Qadian, president of BKU (Qadian) and one of the members of SSM, said, “We will clarify all doubts one by one. Our forum has nothing to do with any political party.”
The rally is expected to be held at Moga’s Killi Chahlan village for which the local Congress leadership has already started the preparations.
The Ludhiana police and NIA have been jointly investigating Thursday’s blast at the Ludhiana district court complex, which killed one and injured six persons.
Organised by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, the protestors said they will clear the tracks as soon as all their demands are met.
An official from Khanna Police said that Pritam Singh was convicted in the case and the court has imposed a fine on him for the alleged recovery of 11 liquor bottles from him.
As per the information provided by divisional railway manager (DRM), Ferozepur, on December 24 a total of 89 trains got fully cancelled out of which 45 were mail express and 44 were passenger trains while 14 were short terminated and another 19 were short originated.
MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains in his application moved on Thursday had submitted that the police has not yet concluded the probe in the case and hence the non-bailable warrants issued against him by the court were unjustified and should be recalled.
Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said that no politics should be played on such sensitive issues, adding that both the governments (Centre and state) have decided to work together to conduct an in-depth probe.
Bhagwant Mann demanded a time-bound inquiry into the blast and criticised the current Congress government for failing to maintain peace and law and order in the state.
🔴 ‘He was dismissed from service after his arrest in August 2019 and spent two years in jail before being bailed out in September this year’
An explosion in the district court complex of Ludhiana left one dead and six persons injured, Thursday.
Channi also addressed a public rally at Mullanpur Dakha in Ludhiana district Thursday after the blast and announced sub-division status for Mullanpur Dakha named after martyr Kartar Singh Sarabha
🔴 The toll could have been much worse but for a lawyers’ strike that kept footfall at the complex low, and most lawyers in their chambers.
MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains in his application stated that the police has not yet concluded the probe in the case and hence the non-bailable warrants issued against him by the court were unjustified.
6 injured, Channi links probe to Golden Temple sacrilege bid, FIR against Majithia
🔴 36,000 employees of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited have threatened to go on a strike from Thursday midnight if their salaries are not revised as per the new scales.
Transport Minister and Gidderbaha MLA Amarinder Singh Raja Warring stopped near Dana Mandi to talk to the mazdoor union protesters.
ADGP (jails) Praveen Kumar Sinha said that the initiative will be replicated in six more prisons of Punjab in the coming days. He inaugurated the radio service in Ludhiana jail.
A lecture would be conducted by the education department through EDUSAT and will be delivered by an eminent personality on the importance of Shaheedi Jor Mel, said the minister.
Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan, general secretary of BKU -Ugrahan said, “We have lifted the gherao of the office gates for now but dharnas will continue till December 24.
At Barnala, sources said, employees working at the mini-secretariat were forced to park their vehicles a little distance away from their offices and walk as the farmers refused to let them through to the campus.
Darshan Pal said that though he cannot take decisions for other farm unions being SKM core committee member, he can always suggest that farm leaders should not do injustice to farmers by entering politics.