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| April 19th, 2009 |
| Party chiefs throw weight behind nominees |
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) acting president Lal Singh today addressed meetings in the city to garner support for their respective candidates.
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| January 21st, 2009 |
Sukhbir gets post, accountability
Deputy CM, that wasn't too difficult, but now begins the real test for "man of moment" |
SO FAR, it's been picture perfect — the elevation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. But whether that can be said a few months from now remains to be seen.
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| January 21st, 2009 |
| Sukhbir gets Home, no major shuffle |
SO FAR, it's been picture perfect — the elevation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab. But whether that can be said a few months from now remains to be seen.
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| January 21st, 2009 |
| Sukhbir Dy CM amidst fanfare |
IN WHAT appears to be yet another step towards transition of power in the state, 48year old Sukhbir Singh Badal, son of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister in an impressive public function here today . Sukhbir Singh is also the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal.
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| January 17th, 2009 |
| Sukhbir to be sworn in next week |
LOK SABHA MP and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal is expected to be sworn in as Punjab's deputy chief minister next week — either on Wednesday or latest by Friday .
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| January 10, 2009 |
| Sukhbir's aim — power surplus Punjab |
Gurdaspur, January 9
To make Punjab a power surplus state is on the development agenda unfolded by president of the SAD Sukhbir Singh Badal here today. To achieve this aim, Sukhbir has virtually been functioning as the chief executive officer of four proposed mega thermal power projects.
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| January 3, 2009 |
| Badal's finger caught in car door |
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal received three stitches on the middle finger of his left hand that was accidentally crushed in the door of his official car when he stepped out to attend a function in Muktsar today afternoon.
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| December 31st, 2008 |
| SAD gained strength, Capt stature |
Chandigarh: For Punjab, 2008 witnessed some unprecedented political upheavals, foremost being the ouster of former CM Capt Amarinder Singh from the Assembly by the treasury benches. The ruling coalition partners faced repeated bouts of confrontation, one of which reached a stage where the five BJP ministers in Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal's cabinet threatened to resign.
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| December 2nd, 2008 |
| Plane is of company owned by us: Majithia |
RUBBISHING CONGRESS leader Capt Amarinder Singh's statement that the Badals had purchased a Rs 24-crore plane, Information and Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia today said the allegations "only speak of the level of self-deception to which his (Capt's) political desperation and isolation had driven him".
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| November 10th, 2008 |
| Resentment brews in SAD, Bains calls on Sukhbir |
A section of Akali councillors led by Youth Akali Dal president Simerjeet Singh Bains met SAD (B) President Sukhbir Singh Badal here today and minced no words in asking the party president, "to rein in Minister for Jails and Tourism Hira Singh Gabria"
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