Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (File photo) CHANDIGARH: The cash-strapped AAP government in Punjab is dealing with a Rs 12,000-crore ‘reality cheque‘ after doing the maths for the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s pre-poll promise of a Rs 1,100 monthly allowance each to women over 18.Indications are that the Bhagwant Mann govt is open to tweaking the scheme … Read more
NEW DELHI: Will Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann persist with Arvind Kejriwal‘s “Delhi model” to win a second term or will he explore a “new model” to woo voters? AAP’s humiliating loss in the just concluded Delhi assembly elections has suddenly put a question mark on Kejriwal’s winning strategy which had helped the party rule … Read more
NEW DELHI: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday dismissed claims by Congress and BJP of unrest brewing among AAP MLAs, tamping down speculation that the ripples from AAP’s Delhi debacle may pose a risk to his govt.Talking to reporters after the surprise move of party boss Arvind Kejriwal to summon Punjab CM, ministers, MPs and … Read more
NEW DELHI: Is Arvind Kejriwal, who suffered a humiliating defeat in the just-concluded Delhi assembly elections, planning a rejig in Punjab? Well, both the BJP and the Congress claim that the incumbent Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann is under pressure after the party’s Delhi debacle. BJP leader and Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Tuesday … Read more