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Amarinder singh
Captain Amarinder Singh is the current chief minister of Punjab. A prominent and popular leader of the Congress, he took over the role on March 16, 2017. Singh is the son of the last king of the erstwhile state of Patiala. Having completed his schooling from Doon school, Singh completed his military training from the National Defense Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He joined the Indian Army in 1963 and was part of the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965, as part of the Sikh regiment. Singh entered politics in 1980 under Rajiv Gandhi who was his friend from school. He later left Congress as a mark of protest against Operation Blue Star in the Golden Temple. He joined the Shiromani Akali Dal, and later broke away from it to form a splinter party, Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic) that went on to merge with the Congress in 1997. Singh served as Punjab Congress chief from 1999 to 2002. In 2002 he became the state's chief minister and remained in power till 2007. In 2014, Singh had won the Lok Sabha elections but had later resigned when the Supreme Court ruled the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal agreement as unconstitutional. Singh was appointed president of Punjab Congress on November 27, 2015, in the run up to the 2017 Assembly elections. Apart from a strong political contender, he is also well known for his literary bend. He has penned several books on war and Sikh history, including his memoir of the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
AMARINDER SINGH NEWS
‘My mother Preneet Kaur will join BJP today. She will contest from Patiala. We were deeply hurt the way Cong humiliated my father’: Amarinder Singh’s daughter
March 14, 2024 12:06 am
My turn to contest will come in 2-3 years... Alliance talks are good for both BJP, Akalis: Jai Inder Kaur
After a dismal streak, Punjab Congress gets a booster by ‘homecoming’ of BJP, SAD leaders
October 14, 2023 11:38 pm
BJP and Akali Dal however dismiss the exits of eight leaders, including three ex-ministers, as ‘inconsequential’, while the ruling AAP says they had been ‘rejected by people’
Bring revenue records of 'your Oberoi Hotel in Gurugram': Punjab CM Mann dares Sukhbir Badal
October 11, 2023 5:05 pm
The AAP leader tells leaders of the BJP, SAD and the Congress not to forget the ‘sins of their ancestors before shedding crocodile tears’ over the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal.
Graft case: HC grants interim anticipatory bail to Captain’s former media advisor
October 05, 2023 8:38 am
Chahal (the petitioner) was booked by Vigilance Bureau in the case. In the plea before the high court, Chahal contended that he has been falsely implicated in the case.
Political potboiler in Malwa region as Sukhbir Badal, Amrinder Warring, Bhagwant Mann take the stage
September 30, 2023 8:24 am
Sukhbir was addressing a protest rally outside the Fazilka deputy commissioner's office over delay in disbursal of compensation for crop loss due to floods.
Justin Trudeau walked into a trap due to vote bank politics: Amarinder Singh on Canadian allegations
September 19, 2023 7:52 pm
The former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said Justin Trudeau has unfortunately walked into a trap owing to vote bank politics and put at stake the diplomatic relationship between India and Canada.
Punjab defaults on repayment of loan taken for farm debt waiver after Centre refuses to release Rural Development Fund
July 18, 2023 2:39 pm
The Congress government had raised the loan of Rs 4,000 crore through the Punjab Mandi Board by pledging the Rural Development Fund.
Capt Amarinder, family in hot water for offering flooded Patiala a 'ritual' and a royal ignore
July 12, 2023 3:45 pm
With Amarinder in Delhi, wife Preneet and daughter step in to make an offering of ornaments to “save Patiala from floods” as per an ancient belief
Ansari row: Randhawa tells Mann to get off Twitter and issue recovery notice; CM tweets file noting
July 04, 2023 2:03 pm
Randhawa, who was then the jails minster, said Rs 17.60 lakh was spent on retaining a senior advocate in Ansari matter and dared Mann to issue him a recovery notice instead of issuing threats on Twitter.
Punjab levies 200/month development tax on pensioners, to make 72cr annually; draws Oppn flak
June 23, 2023 5:28 pm
A few weeks back the AAP government decided to auction at least 175 properties owned by the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board, also known as the Punjab Mandi Board to ease financial stress.
AMARINDER SINGH PHOTOS
Picture This: Akhilesh's march to Amarinder's move, what made news in politics today
September 19, 2022 9:59 pm
Today in pics: NSUI members protest in Delhi
August 02, 2014 4:36 pm
Police detaining NSUI members during a protest against CSAT format.
AMARINDER SINGH VIDEOS
Eye for Detail 15: The importance of Kartarpur corridor, Implant Files and the Maratha reservation
June 22, 2020 6:09 pm
This week we look at the importance of the Kartarpur corridor between India and Pakistan, why you should pay attention to the revelations from Implant Files and what the Maratha reservation could lead to.
CM Punjab Amarinder Singh Holds Press Conference
June 22, 2020 6:29 pm
India will continue to react: Congress tells Musharraf
January 12, 2016 9:38 am
Amritsar, Jan 12 (ANI): Rubbishing former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf's remark that India was overreacting on the Pathankot terror attack, Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that India will react as they are not superfluous who can be shot by the terrorists. Singh further stressed the need for continuation of talks between the two countries, saying regular communication is the only way to establish peace and stop terror attacks.
Talks with Pakistan should not stop: Amarinder Singh
January 11, 2016 9:17 am
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that talks with Pakistan should not be stopped as peace cannot be achieved without dialogue.The former Punjab chief minister also said that India cannot afford to lose its soldiers every day.
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