Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

RTI activist Arora now writes to CS on Sidhu

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RTI activist HC Arora is not willing to give up his tirade against Punjab minister Navjot Sidhu’s television career. In a letter to chief secretary, he has requested chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh to “rein in” his minister’s “doublemean­ing” utterances on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’. Referring to the episode aired on April 8, Arora has written that Sidhu’s comedy is replete with “vulgar, double-meaning and obscene” dialogues. “It violated various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as well as those of Informatio­n and Technology Act. Their dialogues offended my conscience while viewing the show along with my wife and daughters,” Arora has written. assembly HS Phoolka and chief whip Sukhpal Singh Khaira, made only symbolic appearance­s. Jarnail Singh, who had quit the Rajouri Garden seat to contest in Punjab, also had no major role in the seat for which poll was held on Sunday. He was the Punjab polls observer. The party now plans to rejig the party designatio­ns after the municipal polls in Delhi. Star campaigner and Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann also stayed away from the campaign in Delhi. of Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh taking over, one man who is liked by all is his security adviser Khubi Ram. Appointed as adviser with ADGP rank, this retired IGP is most affable among those who have and provide access to the CM. Khubi Ram, a highly decorated paramilita­ry officer, had earned his spurs as a young CRPF officer fighting terrorism in the border areas of Punjab in the ‘90s. There are few in Captain’s team who have their heart in the right place, Congressme­n say Khubi Ram is one of them and Captain’s grandson, Nirvan Singh, is another. one go. While a purported transfer list of HPS officers was widely circulated on WhatsApp, only some of them were officially shifted. Committee secretary (in-charge of party affairs in Punjab) Asha Kumari is also camping in her Dalhousie constituen­cy. The other day, the Congress leader drove a land excavator to start the work on a lateral road in village Bhatyund Glaian in gram panchayat Bihana. She also posted pictures of her sitting in excavator’s cabin on her Facebook page. Doing groundwork for the next election? his own separate campaign, taking on his predecesso­r Prem Kumar Dhumal.

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Navjot Sidhu

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