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  PM Modi hosts prominent Sikh personalities at his Delhi residence ahead of polling in Punjab

  February 18, 2022 14:13 IST

  The meeting came two days before the Punjab Assembly polls, with the BJP going all out to woo the Sikh community. 

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  Khalistan allegation: Arvind Kejriwal's 'sweetest terrorist' comeback at Kumar Vishwas, BJP

  February 18, 2022 13:09 IST

  Kejriwal is facing criticism from rival parties leaders including those over Kumar Vishwas' charge of colluding with separatist forces to gain power in Punjab.

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  'Kuch bhi keh deta hai...': Arvind Kejriwal hits back at Kumar Vishwas after his Khalistan claims

  February 18, 2022 13:10 IST

  Arvind Kejriwal is facing criticism from rival parties leaders after Kumar Vishwas alleged that Kejriwal was hobnobbing with the separatist elements during 2017 Punjab Assembly polls to grab power.

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  Channi's bhaiya remark: 'Bhaiya' controversy is like Black issue in US, says Manish Tewari

  February 18, 2022 10:19 IST

  The "Bhaiya controversy" emerged after the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi made a controversial remark asking the people of the state not to let the "bhaiyas" of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar enter the state.

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  Punjab Election 2022: SAD-BSP alliance will win over 80 seats, claims Sukhbir Badal

  February 18, 2022 23:54 IST

  As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on March 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on March 10.

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  Priyanka calls Modi 'bade miyan', Kejriwal 'chote miyan'

  February 17, 2022 22:23 IST

  Priyanka praised Channi, saying he did a lot of work that benefitted various sections of the society, despite his short tenure of 111 days.

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  Punjab Election 2022: PM responds to criticism over law against triple talaq, calls oppn 'selfish'

  February 17, 2022 21:13 IST

  The PM also sought to corner the Congress over Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's "UP de bhaiye" remark, asking people to stay away from such parties.

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  'Former PM put India in fragile five': Sitharaman on Manmohan's criticism of govt's economic policy

  February 17, 2022 20:41 IST

  In a video message delivered in Punjabi, Manmohan Singh targeted the central government on a host of issues, including the farmers' agitation, foreign policy, price rise and unemployment.

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  UP Elections: Amit Shah takes jibe over Mulayam Singh taking part in poll campaigns

  February 17, 2022 21:09 IST

  Incidentally, Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav made his first appearance in the ongoing election process on Thursday, addressing a meeting for his son Akhilesh Yadav at a distance of only about three kilometres from the venue of Shah's rally.

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  BJP promises free scooters for female college students, Rs 100cr start-up fund in Manipur manifesto

  February 17, 2022 18:56 IST

  The BJP also announced setting up Manipur Skill Development University to train youths for making them job-ready, and an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to ensure that people do not have to travel out of the state for medical treatment.

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  Rahul Gandhi 'reveals' why Captain Amarinder Singh was removed as Punjab CM

  February 17, 2022 23:59 IST

  Earlier, Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the former chief minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government had to be replaced as it was being run by the BJP from Delhi.

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  'Punjab should be run by Punjabis': Priyanka Vadra defends Channi's 'bhaiya' remark

  February 17, 2022 17:16 IST

  Priyanka Gandhi said that the BJP and AAP are contesting polls in Punjab only to 'fulfil their own desires' but the wave here is in the favour of the grand old party.  

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  Complaint lodged in Bihar court against Punjab CM Channi over remark against 'bhaiyas' of UP, Bihar

  February 17, 2022 16:59 IST

  Charanjit Singh Channi had, at a recent public meeting in poll-bound Punjab, said "bhaiyas" (migrants) from UP and Bihar will not be allowed to "rule" his state.

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  'Bhaiya' remark was for people like Kejriwal..., says Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi

  February 17, 2022 17:09 IST

  On Wednesday, Channi had held an election event in Punjab's Ropar, alongside Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, where he made the remark on people from UP and Bihar.

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  UP Election 2022: Ghosts will dance at BJP booth in Karhal, says Akhilesh at rally; Shah responds

  February 17, 2022 16:32 IST

  In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the high-pitch electoral campaign is in full swing for the third of the seven-phase assembly elections due on Feb 20.

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  'Nonsense': Nitish Kumar slams Punjab CM Channi over 'bhaiyas' comment

  February 17, 2022 17:09 IST

  Channi courted controversy during a rally in poll-bound Punjab by asking people not to let the "bhaiyas" of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi "rule" the state.

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  'Still blaming Nehru...': Manmohan Singh's scathing attack on BJP

  February 17, 2022 15:28 IST

  Targeting the Central govt on a host of issues, including the farmers’ agitation, foreign policy, price rise and unemployment, Manmohan Singh said that the Congress had never divided India for political gains.

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  'Guru Gobind Singh was born in Patna, Saint Ravidas in UP': PM Modi hits back at Channi

  February 17, 2022 14:38 IST

  PM Narendra Modi said that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has insulted the people of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with his 'bhaiya' remark and added that such people have no right to rule.

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  Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath slams Punjab counterpart Channi over 'bhaiya' remark

  February 17, 2022 17:10 IST

  Lashing out at the Congress, Yogi Adityanath said that the day labourers from UP stop going to other states for work, 'the Congress government would know what the situation would be there'.

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  Punjab Election 2022: Complaint filed against Arvind Kejriwal for alleged sedition

  February 17, 2022 10:52 IST

  The complaint is based on  Kumar Vishwas' charge that 'Arvind Kejriwal had told him that he would become either the Punjab CM or the PM of Khalistan'.

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  UP Election 2022: BJP's policy can't be understood by SP that thinks for family only, says Goyal

  February 17, 2022 8:17 IST

  Goyal said the Yogi Adityanath govt has done a remarkable job in all fields, including agriculture, industry, infrastructure, health and education, and asserted that UP will leave a mark as a "golden state".

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  Punjab Elections 2022: CM Charanjit Singh Channi calls Bhagwant Mann 'drunkard and illiterate person

  February 17, 2022 10:23 IST

  Channi questioned AAP on how can anyone give command of Punjab to such a person.

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  Punjab Elections 2022: Rahul Gandhi urges voters to give 5 years to Channi

  February 17, 2022 23:19 IST

  As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on March 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on March 10.

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  Only BJP-led alliance can ensure Punjab's development: Smriti Irani

  February 16, 2022 20:47 IST

  Addressing a poll rally here, the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani said only a BJP-led government can ensure Punjab's overall development and security.

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  BJP will repeat 2017 show in UP election 2022: Rajnath Singh | Exclusive

  February 16, 2022 20:34 IST

  Rajnath Singh said they (BJP) never did Hindu-Muslim politics and neither accepted politics based on caste or creed. It's the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Congress that do caste, creed politics but BJP only believes in politics of development.

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  BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh means control over 'mafia raj' says PM Modi

  February 16, 2022 20:09 IST

   Addressing an election rally here, PM Modi said people in UP are saying only the BJP will come to power in the state, and cautioned that attempts were being made to divide them.

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  Lucknow DM's 'green initiative' for voters for Feb 23 polling | Here's what he said

  February 16, 2022 22:30 IST

  The Lucknow DM also highlighted the voter turnout in Lucknow over the years and said that it needs to be increased this time.

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  Jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari gets bail, but unlikely to walk out of jail

  February 16, 2022 19:17 IST

  Mukhtar Ansari was arrested in 2005 for his alleged role in the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai, and he has been behind the bars ever since.