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Ludhiana, May 9 : Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday campaigned for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Ashok Parashar Pappi from Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency. Mann took out a mega roadshow in Jagraon and appealed to the people to make the Aam Aadmi Party win by 13-0 in these LS elections. People who reached the roadshow raised slogans in favour of the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party by 13-0, 'Punjab Banega Hero, iss baar 13-0'. People also raised slogans against BJP candidate Ravneet Bittu and Congress candidate Raja Warring in the roadshow. People said - 'Bittu te Raja Gappi, Jittega Sada Pappi'. During the roadshow, Chief Minister Mann addressed the people and said that I am the first Chief Minister of Punjab whom people call 'Bai Ji' (a term often used in Malwa for big brothe...

Chandigarh, May 8 : The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing campaign against corruption in the state, on Wednesday has apprehended an Architect named Sahil Bihari Sharma while he was demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000.           Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above-mentioned accused has been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by Pirthipal Singh, a resident of Mirakot Chowk, Amritsar.           He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that the said accused has demanded Rs 20,000 to help him in getting issued a no objection certificate (NOC) for sale of his shop from the officials of Mun...

Patiala, May 8 : Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann campaigned for AAP candidate Dr Balbir Singh in Patiala on Wednesday. Here he addressed a huge public rally and appealed to the people to help the Aam Aadmi Party win by 13-0. During his speech, Chief Minister Mann tore into Captain Amarinder Singh. He said that during the Mughal Empire his family was with them. Then during British rule they were with the Britishers. Then he was with Akali Dal and the Congress according to who was ruling Punjab. Now he is with the BJP.  He alleged that the Patiala state was created by Ahmed Shah Abdali because Captain's ancestor Ala Singh had told on the Khalsa group that looted Abdali's convoy. He said that some Khalsa group's people used to loot Ahmed Shah Abdali's convoy and distribute his looted ...