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Majithia should ask Harsimrat and Modi to clear stand on SYL issue: AAP

Aam Aadmi Party senior leader, Col. (Retd) C.D. Singh Kamboj has asked Revenue Minister, Bikramjeet Singh Majithia to request Prime Minister, Narinder Modi and Harsimrat Badal to clear their stand on SYL issue.

Harsimrat Badal hails passage of Gurudwara amendment bill denying voting rights to Sehajdharis in Rajya Sabha

Harsimrat Kaur Badal today hailed the unanimous passage of the Sikh Gurudwaras (amendment) bill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha.

Aam Aadmi Party targets Harsimrat Badal for BJP govt’s affidavit on SYL canal issue

The issue of controversial Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal is being once again used as a tool by various political parties to blame each other.

Molested teen was thrown out of Orbit bus in Moga, Media reports; Incident could have happened in any Bus, says Badal

A day after a 14-year-old died on the road, having been thrown off a moving bus, the grisly details of her last few minutes are emerging. She tried with her mother to escape the men on board who wanted to molest her; the crew of the bus joined in the stalking; nobody came to their rescue.

Defeat triggers blame game between People’s Party of Punjab and Congress

Bathinda, Punjab (May 20, 2014): Close defeat of Manpreet Badal, joint candidate of Congress and People's Party of Punjab from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency has triggered a blame game between Congress and PPP leaders. Manpreet Badal lost Bathinda seat to Badal Dal's candidate Harsimrat Badal by a mere 19,395 votes.

Bathinda Lok Sabha seat – final result with list of all candidates and their votes

Bathinda, Punjab (May 17, 2014): Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) candidate Harsimrat Badal was able to retain her seat from Lok Sabha elections 2014.

Little winning margin from Bathinda seat – a cause of embarrassment for Badal family

Bathinda, Punjab (May 17, 2014): Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal managed to retain her seat by defeating her nearest rival, Manpreet Badal by a margin of 19395 votes.

Harsimrat Badal (L) - Manpreet Badal (R) [File Photos]

Harsimrat Badal wins from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat; Badal-BJP bags 6 seats

Bathinda, Punjab (May 16, 2014): Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) candidate Harsimrat Badal has won Bathinda Lok Sabha seat with 19,395 votes.

Harsimrat Badal prevented from entraining Kotra Kaura village; ‘Greeted’ with black flags at various places

Bathinda, Punjab (April 14, 2014): As per media reports the blockade of all the entrances to Kotra Kaura village near here by the villagers, mainly members of the Bhullar community, led to the cancellation of the scheduled visit to the village of sitting Bathinda MP and SAD candidate for the Lok Sabha constituency Harsimrat Kaur Badal on April 12.

Two Manpreet Badals are contesting from Bathinda; Namesake Manpreet is Sukhbir’s trick: PPP Chief

Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency is going to witness intense election contest as People's Party of Punajb (PPP) chief Manpreet Badal has joined hands with the opposition Congress party to take on Shiromani Akali Dal Badal heavyweight Harsimrat Badal.

Harsimrat Badal (L) - Manpreet Badal (R) [File Photos]

Bathinda, Patiala, 3 others declared as “expenditure sensitive” seats in Punjab

Chandigarh/ Punjab (March 13, 2014): As per information Five Lok Sabha constituencies have been identified by the Election Commission as "expenditure sensitive" in Punjab for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Harsimrat Badal (L) - Manpreet Badal (R) [File Photos]

Clash of Badals likely in Bathinda: Manpreet Badal to take on Harsimrat Badal with Congress help

Bathinda, Punjab (February 28, 2014): According to Hindustan Times (HT) People's Party of Punjab president Manpreet Badal has tied up with the Congress party to take on Harsimrat Badal, daughter-in-law of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, in Bathinda.

Naresh Gujral

June 1984 attack on Darbar Sahib was premeditated: Naresh Gujral; Badal Dal MPs demand declassification of documents

New Delhi, India (February 07, 2014): Naresh Gujral, Rajya Sabha MP and son of former Indian PM Inder Kumar Gujral has reportedly said that the documents declassified in the UK show the correspondence pertaining to the military offensive on the Harmandar Sahib (Amritsar) had been going on for at least six months before the actual attack took place. He said that “[t]he entire operation was premeditated”.

Harsimrat Badal (L) and Nimisha Mehta (R)

Congress want Harsimrat to visit Mandis to secure paddy lifting than talking about 1984 Sikh carnage

Chandigarh/ Punjab (October 26, 2013): Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee (PPCC) spokesperson Nimisha Mehta has criticized Badal Dal MP from Bathidna Harsimrat Badal for her interview with NDTV in which Harsimrat had passed certain strong comments in reaction to Rahul Gandhi's speech at Rajasthan election rally (Oct. 23).

A sketch/painting depicting assassination of Indian PM Indira Gandhi

Harsimrat Badal on Indira Gandhi’s assassination: What did Indira Gandhi think? She would get away scot- free after attacking Darbar Sahib?

Jalandhar, Punjab (October 25, 2013): In an interview, that is expected to attract reactions from the political circles of India, Bathinda MP Harsimrat Badal said: “[i]t was there for anybody to tell you that the entire youth of Punjab was wiped out in the name of terrorism. What was Mr Gandhi thinking? What was Mrs Gandhi doing at that time when she was killing other people’s sons and husbands?… a place of worship which is worshipped by every Sikh…she goes, gives orders to demolish that place and kill people there. What did she think? She would get away with it scot- free?”.

Harsimrat Badal (L) and Lakshmi Kanta Chawla (R)

BJP condemns to Harsimrat’s statement; Such statements would demoralize security forces, says Lakshmi Kanta Chawla

Jalandhar, Punjab (October 25, 2013): It is learnt that Bhariya Janta Party (BJP), an ally with the Badal Dal, has condemned the Bathinda MP Harsimrat Badal for her statement regarding Rahul Gandhi’s comments on assassination of his grandmother Indira Gandhi. As per media reports BJP said that “such statements demoralise security forces”.

Why doesn’t Rahul feel the pain of 1984 victims? Asks Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Why doesn’t Rahul feel the pain of 1984 victims? asks Harsimrat Badal

Bathinda, Punjab (October 25, 2013): Harsimrat Kaur Badal, a Member of Indian Parliament from Bathinda and a leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has hit out strongly against Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi after he shared an account of his grandmother and former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984 by Bhai Beant Singh and Bhai Satwant Singh.

Highlights of Rahul Gandhi’s Rajasthan speech – mention of “pain” over Indira’s assassination by Sikhs attracts criticism

Ludhiana, Punjab (October 25, 2013): Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, on October 23 addressed an election rally at Rajasthan where he levelled allegations of inciting communal violence on Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). In this speech he made mention of his “pain” over the assassination of his grand-mother Indira Gandhi and his father Rajiv Gandhi.

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