Bhagwant Singh Mann, AAP's MP from Sangrur, is also a professional comedian. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has named Bhagwant Mann as the party’s chief ministerial face for the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, who will contest from Dhuri seat. In May 2014, Mann became the MP for Sangrur constituency, Punjab. Bhagwant Mann is the only member of parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party in the lower house (Lok Sabha) of the parliament. Born into a Sikh family, Mann also performs skits in the Punjabi language. He is a comic poet with political satire in it. In early 2011, Mann joined the People's Party of Punjab. In 2012, he unsuccessfully contested elections in the Lehragaga constituency. Mann's political journey took a turn after he joined Aam Aadmi Party in 2014 to contest elections in the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency and won by 211,721 votes. Mann was also the convener of AAP Punjab but resigned after Arvind Kejriwal tendered an unconditional apology to Bikaramjeet Majithia over the drug mafia case. In 2017, Mann contested elections in Jalalabad against Sukhbir Singh Badal and Ravneet Singh Bittu. He lost the elections to Badal by 18,500 votes. Mann had an alcohol addiction and had been often found drunk during parliamentary sessions. His alleged problems with alcohol became a huge controversy ahead of the 2017 Punjab elections. However, he does not have any criminal records against him. In 2019, to handle this controversy AAP held a rally at Barnala, where he swore not to touch alcohol again. And later in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Mann won again from the Sangrur constituency by 111,111 votes.
Read MoreMalvinder Singh Kang, the chief spokesperson for the AAP Punjab, also said that the governor has violated the decorum of the constitution by not calling the state government "my government" when he spoke at a press conference.
A spokesperson for the Chief Minister's Office stated that the Cabinet decided to regularise the jobs of 14239 teachers who have served for at least ten years and those with a ten-year gap due to one reason or another.
AAP's Tiranga Yatra: Keeping an eye on the next year's Assembly elections in Haryana, the Aam Aadmi Party has decided to launch a 'Tiranga Yatra' in the Jind district.
Punjab CM refuses Z-plus security: In a letter to the Union Home Ministry, the Chief Minister's Office refused to accept the security cover for Punjab and Delhi, stating he is protected at both locations by the Punjab Police special team.
Recently, 'Waris Punjab De' chief and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh was arrested from the Moga district of Punjab. Subsequently, Khalistani groups' activities increased in Punjab which posed a security threat to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
Kejriwal on Centre's ordinance: The Centre promulgated an ordinance to create an authority for the transfer and posting of Group-A officers in Delhi, with the AAP government calling the move a deception with the Supreme Court verdict on control of services.
Addressing the media after meeting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Mamata Banerjee said, "TMC will oppose the ordinance brought by the Centre against the Delhi government, will urge opposition parties to come together."
The Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government has done away with the half-an-hour lunch break. Still, employees will work an hour less than before.
Amritpal Singh Arrested: Punjab police on Sunday successfully arrested radical preacher Amritpal Singh who was on run from Moga's Rode village. He has been lodged in Dibrugarh jail amid high security.
Amritpal Singh Arrest: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that his party is committed to ensuring peace and security in Punjab. His remark came after Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh's arrest.
The Punjab government handled this sensitively. No violence was reported. This is a very big achievement for Punjab Police, said AAP leader and Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.
According to police, the armed men, who came on a bike, rang the doorbell of the leader at around 9:30 pm. When he opened the door, the masked assailants fired at him.
The latest measure has been taken in view of saving electricity.
While speaking to the media after his release, Sidhu slammed the Centre for the developments related to Gandhi and said he will always support the grand old party and the leaders irrespective of the odd situation.
Dubai-returned Amritpal Singh and his supporters had stormed into a police station complex in February and issued an "ultimatum" for the release of his supporter Toofan Singh, who was detained for his alleged role in kidnapping case.
Wearing a black turban and shawl, Amritpal Singh in his 40-minute video said that if the state government had the intention of making an arrest, police could have come to his house and he would have given up.
Amritpal Singh case: On Saturday, the Punjab government began a major crackdown on 'Waris Punjab De' (WPD), headed by Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal, who is wanted in several criminal cases.
The Supreme Court had formed a committee to investigate the matter. The committee had found lapses in the police and administrative officers in Punjab.
The two leaders discussed the law and order issue. Mann told Shah about the circumstances leading to the Ajnala incident, sources said.
This came as Amritpal and his supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and barged into the Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar city.
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