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AAP to mount stir against govt over old-age pension, residential plots to ‘dalits’

Chandigarh, June 16 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab has decided to mount a state-wide stir against the Captain Amarinder Singh government in the state, over the unkempt election promises peddled by the Congress among the Dalits and the poor, exerting pressure to keep it on tenterhooks to deliver on its promises.

At a meeting chaired by state SC Wing President Manjit Singh Bilaspur and Co-President Kulwant Singh Pandori (Both MLAs), several important decisions taken by the wing unanimously, including the raise monthly pension from Rs 750 to Rs 2,500 to the elderly, widows and physically-challenged and non-allotment of 5-marla residential plots to the eligible ‘Dalit’ families, as were promised by the Congress government in Punjab.
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62 boxes of country liquor seized in Kangra, 1 arrested

27 Apr 2024 | 2:21 AM

Kangra, Apr 26 (UNI) In a joint operation, the Kangra police and Himachal Pradesh Excise department seized 62 boxes of country liquor at Gurkhari, in the outskirts of Kangra town on Friday.

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Will hold leaders involved in killings of innocent people accountable if voted to power: Altaf Bukhari

27 Apr 2024 | 1:57 AM

Srinagar, Apr 26 (UNI) Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari on Friday asserted that it will hold regional parties and their leaders accountable for their involvement in the killings of innocent people when it comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir.

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BJP's victory in UP confirmed in 2nd phase: Swatantra Dev

27 Apr 2024 | 1:48 AM

Lucknow, Apr 26 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh on Friday claimed that the wave in support of National Democratic Alliance (NDA), under the leadership of Narendra Modi, has been confirmed in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, after the voting trends of the first phase.

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Around 64 07 pc votes polled for 13 Rajasthan seats

27 Apr 2024 | 1:39 AM

Jaipur, April 26 (UNI) Around 64.07 percent of 2.80 crore voters exercised their franchise in 13 parliamentary constituencies in the second and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan amid tight security arrangements on Friday.

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