Punjab Assembly elections | Good ties with Centre crucial for Punjab’s progress, says Amarinder
The Hindu
Head of nascent PLC pitches for reviving State’s economy in sync with BJP in New Delhi
As electioneering for the upcoming Assembly poll gatherers momentum in Punjab, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who formed the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) after resigning from the Congress, is strongly pitching for strengthening of the State’s economy for long term development.
With less than ten days left for voting, the 79-year-old stalwart is canvassing to garner support for his candidates and his alliance partners — the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt).

The heat of the recently concluded local body elections spilled over into the first meeting of the newly elected council of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, as the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) questioned the propriety of the 20 councillors to whom the Kerala High Court had issued a notice regarding their oaths, participating in the council.

Taking a dig at Udupi District Congress unit for demanding action against Udupi Deputy Commissioner T K Swaroopa for flagging off the Paryaya procession by waving a saffron flag, Udupi District BJP President Kuthyar Naveen Shetty on Wednesday asked how many preparatory meetings had district in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar conducted ahead of the celebrations.











