Punjabi singer Mankirat Aulakh was spotted at the recent NRI samellan titled ‘Punjabi Diaspora Meet’ organised by the Punjab unit of the BJP in Chandigarh. The singer had supported the farmers during last year’s floods. Aulakh, who hails from Haryana, attended the event as he was invited by an NRI friend. His photos with party leadership went viral on social media. Speaking at the event, working president of Punjab BJP Ashwani Sharma noted that the purpose of the meet was to listen to the concerns and suggestions of NRIs regarding Punjab’s development. Sharma sought diaspora contribution in rebuilding the state’s prosperity.
AAP focusing on state’s Doaba region: Mann
With just a year left for the Assembly elections, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has held a second public meeting, ‘Lok Milni,’ in a month at Jalandhar at his office. The move has led to speculation in the political circles that the ruling party may be concentrating more on Doaba, as in the recent past he has never held two ‘Lok Milnis’ in one month. During the outreach program, he listened to the grievances of the public in the presence of senior civil and police officers and tried to resolve them on the spot. He also met the local leaders from all the nine assembly segments of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Dinner diplomacy by LoP Bajwa
Congress leader and LoP Partap Singh Bajwa organized a dinner at his Chandigarh residence on Monday to bring the warring factions of the party together and thus reach a “tactical understanding.” While All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in charge for Punjab Bhupesh Baghel, Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, former CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, former Speaker Rana KP Singh, MLAs and former legislators Sukhbinder Sarkaria, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, and Sukhpal Khaira attended the dinner.
Harpreet Bajwa
Our correspondent in Chandigarh
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