Capt. Amarinder Singh's party to field candidates in all 117 seats for Punjab elections
The Hindu
Capt. Amarinder said several Congressmen are with him
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on October 27 said that he will be floating a political party soon and that the name of the party will be decided soon. "Our lawyers are working on it. They are in touch with Election Commission. As soon as the Election Commission approves the name I'll share it," he said at a press conference in Chandigarh.
Capt. Amarinder said several Congressmen are with him. "I promise you one thing we will contest on all 117 Assembly seats. Whether we fight in adjustment or whether we fight on our own that time will tell. Yes, plenty of Congressmen coming in.. We are waiting for an appropriate moment," he said.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.