Lok Sabha Elections 2014

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) changes candidate from Jalandhar; Now Jyoti Mann gets ticket

Jyoti Mann, a school teacher in a private school here has been named AAP candidate from Jalandhar.

Aam Aadmi Party fields Harinder Singh Norway from Fatehgarh Sahib; Jassi Jasraj from Bathinda

Singer-actor Jasraj Singh Longia, better known as Jassi Jasraj, has surprised many by securing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket from Bathinda constituency. Former director general of police Shashi Kant and AAP's state convener Sumail Singh were also in the race for the Bathinda ticket.

A tale of two hijackers – One gets Cong ticket for 4th time and other is India’s Most Wanted

The candidature of a former hijacker Bhola Pandey from Salempur constituency of UP by Congress for the fourth time in a row has given handle to Sikh group Dal Khalsa to draw comparison between the treatment meted out to him and Dal Khalsa leader Gajinder Singh, who hijacked an Indian Airline plane and who is on India's most wanted list.

Evicted Sikh farmers in Haryana to boycott polls

Evicted from their land and facing continued hostility from the village panchayat, hundreds of Sikh families living in Kupian Palt, near Pehowa, in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district have decided to boycott the election on April 10.

Mann Dal candidate from Ludhiana withdraws; To support Badal-BJP candidate Manpreet Ayali

Ludhiana, Punjab (April 01, 2014): According to information Talib Singh Sandhu, Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) candidate from Ludhiana has withdrawn his candidature in favor of Badal-BJP candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali. He said that he would help Badal Dal candidate Manpreet Ayali in elections.

DSGMC luring Sikhs to vote for BJP, ‘Ensuring’ SIT for 1984 Sikh massacre cases

New Delhi, India (April 01, 2014): At a joint press conference of the Delhi BJP and the SAD, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Naresh Gujral on March 31 said that the Sikhs were massacred in 1984 and about 30 years later, not a single accused had been punished.

Congress and BJP ‘doing’ trade on Sikh pain: Dal Khalsa

Amritsar, Punjab (March 30, 2014): Dal Khalsa has accused both Congress and the BJP for 'doing' trade on Sikh pain and using it as a political bargaining tool.

Punjab: Complete list of Congress candidates for Lok Sabha Elections 2014

List of Congress candidates from Anandpur Sahib, Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Patiala and Sangrur constituencies for Lok Sabha polls 2014.

Punjab: Complete list of SAD (Badal), BJP candidates for Lok Sabha Elections 2014

List of Badal Dal-BJP candidates from Anandpur Sahib, Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Patiala and Sangrur constituencies for Lok Sabha polls 2014.

No ‘proof’ of liquor at Sukhbir rally, clean chit likely to Badal Dal

Chandigarh/ Punjab (March 28, 2014): According to media reports clean chit is likely to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) in a complaint related to alleged distribution of liquor during Sukhbir Badal's rally at Ghanaur on March 20. As per information witnesses in this case have failed to turn up to depose before the probe officer.

Amarinder, Jaitley exchange over June 1984 attack has something in common

Amritsar, Punjab (March 27, 2014): Amritsar is witnessing an exchange of blames between two poll contenders. The issue is June 1984 attack on Darbar Sahib. One of the contenders is Arun Jaitley, whose outlook as a Hindutva protagonist is a well known fact.

Congress released 7th list of Lok Sabha candidates; Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana candidates declared

New Delhi, India (March 25, 2014): Congress has released 7th list of Lok Sabha candidates. This list including candidates for the three remaining parliamentary seats of Punjab.

Congress released 5th list of 16 Lok Sabha candidates, including 3 from Punjab

New Delhi, India (March 24, 2014): It is learnt that the Congress party released it's 5th list of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha Election. The list released on March 24 includes three candidates from Punjab.

BJP’s Candidate from Rajkot (Gujrat) walks over back of school children; Video goes viral

Rajkot, Gujrat (March 24, 2014): A video showing one of leaders of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) from Rajkot Mohan Kundariya walking over school children at an event has come to fore.

SS Barnala extends ‘unconditional’ support to Congress after meeting Sonia Gandhi

Chandigarh/ Punjab (March 23, 2014): Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) Secretary General Baldev Singh Mann made the announcement in the presence of Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa, former Punjab Chief Minister Surjeet Singh Barnala, his wife Surjeet Kaur Barnala, who is also the SAD(L) chief and his son Gaganjit Barnala.

Amnesty seeks prime ministerial candidates to show evidence of commitment to human rights

New Delhi, India (March 21, 2014): As per information Amnesty International India is asking the declared and probable prime ministerial candidates of various political parties to clarify their positions on key human rights issues ahead of Parliamentary elections in April and May.

Congress replaces Ravneet Bittu with Amika Soni; Capt. Amrinder Singh to take on Arun Jaitly from Amritsar

New Delhi, India (March 21, 2014): As per information the Congress party today released a list of 26 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

8th and 9th list of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates for Lok Sabha released; No fresh announcements from Punjab

New Delhi, India (March 21, 2014): The Aam Aadmi Party has released 8th and 9th list of Lok Sabha candidates. 8th list includes 19 names while 9th list includes names of 30 candidates. No fresh candidate is announced by AAP from Punjab.

Liquor distribution during Sukhbir Badal’s rallies at Ghanaur and Bhadson created chaos

Ghanaur/ Bhadson, Patiala (March 21, 2014): According to certain media reports chaos prevailed during elections rallies by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal as free liquor being distributed among Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) workers went out of stock at Ghanaur and Bhadson.

Diaspora Sikh body objects to Election Commission’s ban on conferences at Holla Mohalla and Baisakhi

New York, US (March 19, 2014): American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) on Wednesday (march 19) termed Election Commission of India’s move to prevent political conferences ...

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