Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was suspended from the Punjab Assembly for the remainder of the session. The move triggered a Congress walkout as AAP and Opposition leaders clashed over Punjab's drug crisis.
The Punjab Assembly passed a resolution calling for an inquiry into alleged irregularities in electoral rolls during SIR. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also accused the Centre of using central agencies against opposition leaders.
The six-day Punjab Assembly special session began with tributes to Parminder Singh Jhota and eight MGNREGA workers killed in a Sangrur road accident. The House was adjourned until Friday after nine minutes and six seconds.
Punjab Police on Tuesday denied issuing any advisory directing its personnel to avoid wearing uniforms while commuting; meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa raised the issue and questioned the state government’s handling of law and order.
Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon accused the AAP government of rushing through nine Bills on the final day of the Assembly session without adequate discussion or scrutiny.
The Punjab Assembly passed a censure motion against repeated paper leaks across the country, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann accusing the Centre of failing to protect students' futures and urging strict measures to restore transparency and credibility in the examination system.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema moved a resolution in the Assembly against NEET paper leaks, recruitment scams and examination irregularities, which was passed unanimously.
Chandigarh: Seeking breath analyzers and dope tests of all members, pandemonium prevailed in the Assembly at its special one-day session on Friday to mark International Labour Day, with the main Opposition Congress MLAs staging a walkout after heated exchanges over conduct inside the House with treasury benches. Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa demanded a.
Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday termed the special session of the Punjab Assembly on May 1 as “a wasteful political circus and a drain on the state exchequer”. “AAP Accused of Diverting Attention from Failures” He said the Bhagwant Mann government “is misusing a constitutional institution like the Assembly.