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Hindustan Times
10-08-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
If voted to power, SAD won't allow outsiders to buy land in Punjab: Sukhbir
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday announced that outsiders will be banned from purchasing land in Punjab if the party returned to power in the state in the 2027 elections. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and party leaders at Baba Bakala conclave. (HT) Addressing a political conference on the occasion of Rakhar Punya here, Badal said, 'Once we form the government, we will also ensure that government jobs are given to Punjabis only and that all new companies recruit as much as 80% Punjabi employees.' He further assured that SAD will return all land acquired by the AAP back to the farmers on the same pattern through which it returned land acquired for the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal to the farmers in 2016. 'We are very clear. We can sacrifice our life, but will not allow even one inch of land to be forcibly acquired from farmers. It is for this reason that we are launching the 'Jameen Bachao - Punjab Bachao Morcha' from September 1, which will witness an indefinite march everyday from Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali to the nearby 'Sheesh Mahal' where AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has taken up residence,' he said. Terror convict Gurdeep Singh Khera and party's candidate from Tarn Taran for the upcoming bypoll Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa also addressed the conference.
News18
09-08-2025
- Politics
- News18
Congress slams AAP govt for pushing Punjab into anarchy
Baba Bakala (Amritsar), Aug 9 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party government, accusing it of pushing the state into 'total anarchy and lawlessness as the state has turned into a gang-land." Addressing a political conference organised on the occasion of the Rakhar Punia here, the Congress leaders including Warring, former deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, former minister Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, and former MP Jasbir Singh Dimpa asserted that the 'intimidation and persecution" the Congress workers were subjected to by the AAP government will neither be forgotten nor forgiven. Speaking on the occasion, Warring strongly opposed those people who were trying to raise the 'bogey of Khalistan" in Punjab. He said such divisive and anti-national ideology was not acceptable to the common Punjabis. 'Yes, we have to fight against the Centre for Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyat, but only as being part of our country not separately," he said, while adding, Punjab is the strongest pillar of the nation. The Punjab Congress president criticised the AAP government, alleging it pushed Punjab towards 'doom and bankruptcy". He said while the economy was 'completely shattered" as the debt had risen to about Rs 5.25 lakh crore, the law and order was at its 'worst and gangsters were ruling the roost." He claimed that during the last three and a half years of the AAP rule, there was no fresh investment in the state. Rather, several businessmen had moved out due to security concerns, he further claimed. There was an atmosphere of fear prevailing in the state and people were feeling scared and threatened, he said as he targeted the state government over the law and order issue. PTI CHS MNK MNK (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
