The SAD president was talking to the media after inducting former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Avtar Singh Kalkaji and a large number of his supporters into the party
Ten Congress councillors from Jalandhar joined the AAP, with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann formally inducting and welcoming them into the party fold
The Punjab Police in a joint operation with a central agency arrested two Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who were residents of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.
Former Punjab Chief Minister and BJP leader Amarinder Singh dismissed reports in a section of the media that claimed some leaders were leaving the saffron party and joining the Congress.
The objective should be to minimise revenue loss, thereby addressing the valid concerns of States as they relinquish a significant source of fiscal autonomy
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh lambasted the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab for "making a mess of the financial position" of the state and "fudging the data to mislead the people".