Amarinder Singh

"What Happened In Hitler's Germany ...": Amarinder Singh Slams Citizenship Act

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act was against the secular fabric of the country and claimed that events unfolding now were similar to the ones witnessed in Germany in 1930s when Adolf Hitler was at the helm

Strong In Numbers, Punjab And Haryana Governments Face Internal Threats

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali | Thursday January 16, 2020

Haryana and Punjab may be ruled by different parties, but they are both busy dousing internal fires emerging from discontent in their ranks.

Happy Lohri 2020: Amarinder Singh Wishes "Endless Happiness" To All On Lohri

India News | ANI | Monday January 13, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday extended his greetings to people on the occasion of Lohri and wished for "endless happiness" in everyone's lives.

AAP Protest Outside Amarinder Singh's Home, Cops Use Water Cannons

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday January 10, 2020

Workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a massive protest outside Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's home in Chandigarh today over electricity rates in the state. The police had to use water cannons on the workers.

"Dangerously Fascist Approach": Amarinder Singh Attacks BJP On Citizenship Act

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday slammed former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan for asserting that the Centre will implement the amended citizenship law at any cost and said the BJP will have to pay a "heavy price for its stubbornness".

Akalis, Quit NDA: Amarinder Singh On Akal Takht's "Sikhs Not Safe" Remark

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday January 7, 2020

A day after the chief of the Akal Takht, a Sikh religious body, said Sikhs in India and Pakistan felt unsafe, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has demanded the Shiromani Akali Dal sever all ties with the BJP-led central government

Resolution On Citizenship Law Both Right and Duty, Says Kerala Speaker

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday January 3, 2020

Kerala Speaker P Sree Rama Krishnan today objected to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's contention that the recent assembly resolution passed against the citizenship law is not valid in law or constitution. It was the amended version of the law, which was unconstitutional, he said, adding that the assembly not only had the right, but the duty to pass a...

Citizenship Law May Be "National Security Threat": Captain Amarinder Singh

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday January 3, 2020

The amended citizenship law is a potential "national security threat", Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh told the centre today, warning the Union Law Minister that the "misguided legislation may be misused for infiltration"

"Wanton Acts Of Destruction": India After Vandalism At Gurdwara In Pakistan

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday January 4, 2020

India has strongly condemned the vandalism carried out at the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan this evening after reports emerged that an angry mob surrounded and threw stones at the iconic gurdwara, with devotees inside. Nankana Sahib is the birth place of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

"We're Not Naive": Amarinder Singh To Minister On Citizenship Act

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 3, 2020

Taking exception to the remarks made by Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Punjab Chief Minister today came out in support of the resolution passed by the Kerala Assembly seeking amendment to the Citizenship Act

Students Can Protest As Long As Peace Not Disturbed: Amarinder Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 31, 2019

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said students can agitate against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state as long as their protest stays peaceful.

Amarinder Singh Attacks Akalis Over "Dual Standards" On Citizenship Law

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 26, 2019

Hitting out at BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for its "double standards" on the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today asked the party to clarify its stand on support to the ruling party.

Police Vans To Drop Stranded Women Home In 5 Punjab Cities

Cities | ANI | Thursday December 19, 2019

Further scaling up the police pick-drop facility for women in distress, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered all-women Police Control Room (PCR) vans to be mobilised in five major cities of Punjab to provide safe transport in response to such calls.

"Not In My State": 3 Chief Ministers Push Back Against Citizenship Bill

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday December 12, 2019

Days after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared that she will not allow the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be implemented in West Bengal even if it becomes law, her counterparts in Kerala and Punjab today said they will have nothing to do with the BJP-led centre's alleged attempts to strip the country of its secular credentials either.

Won't Allow Citizenship (Amendment) Bill In Kerala, Says Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday December 12, 2019

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as an "attack on the secular and democratic character of India", and said that he will not permit its implementation in the state even if it becomes law. Mamata Banerjee and Amarinder Singh, his counterparts in Bengal and Punjab, have also made similar statements a...