Punjab cabinet expansion live updates: 15 MLAs take oath as ministers
Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi inducted 15 Congress MLAs as new faces in his cabinet. Four ministers who were a part of the Amarinder Singh-led government have been dropped from the cabinet. After three rounds of meeting with the Congress high command, the new cabinet of Punjab, under the leadership of Channi, was finalised on Saturday. Stay with us for all live updates:Read Less
Punjab cabinet expansion: Two former ministers say felt humiliated by treatment meted out
Echoing similar sentiments expressed by Captain Amarinder Singh after his unceremonious exit as the Punjab chief minister, two former cabinet ministers Balbir Singh Sidhu and Gurpreet Singh Kangar said that they felt humiliated by the treatment meted out to them by the party.
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is a rubber stamp, can’t take decisions on his own: Sukhbir Badal
Former deputy CM of Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal took a dig at Congress party and newly appointed chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday.
Names of Congress MLAs inducted in Punjab cabinet
Pargat Singh, Raj Kumar Verka, Gurkirat Singh Kotli, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Randeep singh Nabha, Rana Gurjit Singh Vijay, Inder Singla, Manpreet Singh Badal, Brahm Mohindra, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Aruna Chaudhary, Razia Sultana and Bharat Bhushan Ashu
Those who could not be made ministers today will be accommodated in the Govt setup & the organization. This exercise has been done to bring in young faces & strike a social & regional balance: Punjab Congress in-charge Harish Rawat after Cabinet expansion (ANI)
MLAs Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat Gilzian, Pargat Singh, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, and Gurkirat Kotli also took as minister in Punjab Government at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh
Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit administers oath of the office of cabinet minister to Sangat Singh Gilzian
MLAs Razia Sultana, Vijay Inder Singla, Bharat Bhushan Ashu, and Randeep Singh Nabha take oath as Cabinet ministers in Punjab Government
Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit administers oath of the office of cabinet minister to Randeep Nabha
MLAs Tript Singh Bajwa, Aruna Chaudhary, Sukhbinder Sarkaria, and Rana Gurjeet Singh administered the oath of the office of cabinet ministers by governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh
Congress MLAs Brahm Mohindra and Manpreet Singh Badal take oath as Cabinet ministers of Punjab Govt
#Congress MLAs Brahm Mohindra and Manpreet Singh Badal take oath as Cabinet ministers of #Punjab Govt, at Raj Bhav… https://t.co/1JPqrcfJyU
— TOIChandigarh (@TOIChandigarh) 1632654890000Congress MLAs Brahm Mohindra and Manpreet Singh Badal take oath as Cabinet ministers of Punjab Govt, at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh
Punjab: Ministers in Amarinder Singh govt question decision to 'drop' them
Hours before the first cabinet expansion of the Charanjit Singh Channi-led Punjab government, a group of ministers in the previous Amarinder Singh government on Sunday questioned the apparent decision to drop them.
I had resigned in protest against three black laws of the Modi Govt and made it clear that I will not be joining the State Cabinet: Congress MLA Kuljit Singh Nagra at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh
Congress MLAs along with their family members reach at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.
#WATCH: #Punjab Congress MLAs along with their family members reach Raj Bhavan in #Chandigarh for the swearing-in c… https://t.co/bZ6DQh5g3d
— TOIChandigarh (@TOIChandigarh) 16326535580006 Punjab MLAs object Rana Gurjit Singh's 'proposed inclusion' in cabinet
Ahead of Cabinet expansion in Punjab government, six MLAs and former Punjab Pradesh Congress president Mohinder Singh Kaypee on Sunday have written to state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, demanding that Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjit Singh not be sworn in as the minister for his alleged involvement in corruption.
Party is going to create a blunder with Rana Gurjeet Singh's proposed appointment as a minister. We'll talk regarding this with our state party president Navjot Singh Sindhu: Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira
The cabinet expansion will be held at 4.30pm at Raj Bhavan.
Punjab: 6 Congress MLAs & 1 former PCC president in a joint letter to state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu demand to remove Rana Gurjeet Singh from proposed cabinet birth due to his involvement in 'mining scandal' & instead 'include a clean Dalit face in view of upcoming polls'. (ANI)
We've very little time and have many things to do. We'll work to fulfil the hopes of people. I'll start working after taking the oath to deliver my duties, whatever is given to me.
Punjab Congress MLA Rajkumar Verka ahead of cabinet expansion
List (of ministers) will be sent few hours before oath-taking. It (ministership) is a responsibility, not just a position. Many people forget their responsibility after assuming position but this is not the case with me: Punjab Congress MLA Pargat Singh ahead of cabinet expansion