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Declaring CM face won’t help Cong’s poll prospects in Punjab: BJP

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Declaring CM face won’t help Cong’s poll prospects in Punjab: BJP

Shortly after the Congress announced Charanjit Singh Channi’s name as its chief ministerial candidate for the February 20 Punjab Assembly election on Sunday, the BJP said it will make no difference to the grand old party’s poll prospects.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also took jibes at the ruling party in the state over the announcement.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared Channi as his party’s chief ministerial face for the high-stakes Punjab polls.

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Gandhi made the announcement while addressing a virtual rally from Ludhiana, where state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu hailed the party’s decision to appoint Channi to the top post following Amarinder Singh’s unceremonious exit as the Punjab chief minister last September.

Reacting to the Congress’s announcement, Union minister and BJP in-charge for Punjab Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said it will not make any difference to the fate of the party that is already “doomed”.

In a statement, Shekhawat said, “The Congress party is in a state of ruins owing to mis-governance, rampant corruption and internal squabbling and not even a miracle can save it now.”

“The Congress is doomed beyond redemption and announcing someone as the chief ministerial face can never redeem the fate of the party,” he said while claiming that the infighting in the party will further get intensified after the announcement.

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“Not only the opposition parties, even some Congress leaders are saying it in public about the corruption is prevailing in their government,” Shekhawat said.

The AAP and the SAD hit out at Channi over the recent Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids, leading to the arrest of his nephew.

“The nomination of @CharanjitChanni as Cong’s CM face is sand mafia’s victory. Shockingly, the mafia has prevailed on Cong high command & foisted its candidate. Pbis will see through this move to strengthen loot & corruption in Pb, and give a befitting response to Cong on Feb 20 (sic),” SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said in a tweet.

The state unit chief and the chief ministerial face of the AAP in Punjab Bhagwant Mann, in a statement, said “the decision of the Congress has proved that it wants to rob Punjab again as it did earlier as it has chosen a person whose image is tainted”.

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He said it is inexplicable that the Congress is claiming that Channi is from a humble background “as relatives of the chief minister drive luxury cars and one has been caught with piles of ill-gotten money”.

Mann said Channi is saying he has been the chief minister for three months and his performance will get votes for the Congress.

“But he should not forget that he is the chief minister of the Congress’s 59-month government and had been a minister in Captain’s (Amarinder Singh’s) cabinet,” Mann said.

Taking a jibe on Channi’s statement that he will not buy any property in his or his wife’s name, the AAP leader said “by giving everything to his sons and nephews, Channi cannot mislead the people of Punjab, who will see right through his lies”.

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Man says terror suspect spoke to him day before Pahalgam attack: ‘Hindu ho kya?’

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Man says terror suspect spoke to him day before Pahalgam attack: ‘Hindu ho kya?’

The Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025 resulted in the deaths of 26 people, mostly tourists, in the Baisaran valley. A man from Maharashtra’s Jalna claimed that a suspected attacker spoke to him a day before the attack. The National Investigation Agency is currently investigating the incident Adarsh Raut, who recently returned from Jammu and Kashmir.

Recounted his interaction with a man at a food stall in the Baisaran Valley on April 21. The man asked him if he was a Hindu and told him that he did not look like a Kashmiri. The suspect then turned to his companion and said, “There’s less crowd today.” The Jalna resident found the conversation disturbing but did not grasp the full implication until the following.

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Day, when terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in the same area. The incident highlights the need for increased security measures in the region and the need for a more robust security system The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been investigating the Pahalgam terror attack, which occurred in Kashmir. The agency questioned several people, including family.

Members of victims, tourists, and pony riders, since it took over the case from the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The agency took over the case five days after the incident and four days after its team visited the attack site. Since April 23, NIA teams have been camping at the Pahalgam terror attack site and have intensified the search for evidence. The teams, overseen by an.

Inspector General, a Deputy Inspector General, and a Superintendent of Police, are examining eyewitnesses who witnessed the horrifying attack unfold before their eyes at the peaceful Baisaran valley. The NIA is also examining the phone number of the Maggi stall owner, who was unable to pay him due to network issues. Tourists are returning to Pahalgam days after.

The attack, stating that there is nothing to fear Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir – April 30, 2025 — A chilling account has emerged from a local resident in Pahalgam who claims that a man and several injured near the tourist hub suspected to be involved in the recent terror attack in the area had approached him a day prior and asked pointedly, “Hindu ho kya Are you Hindu?).

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The resident, identified only as Shabbir Ahmad for security reasons, said he encountered the man while walking near the Lidder River on Sunday evening. According to Shabbir, the man—described as being in his late twenties, with a trimmed beard and wearing civilian trekking attire—struck up a casual conversation before abruptly asking about his religion.

“I told him I was Muslim, and he just nodded and walked away quietly,” Shabbir told local police, who are now investigating the possible link between this interaction and the Monday morning attack that left three tourists dead and several injured near the tourist hub of Pahalgam The incident has raised serious concerns targeted violence, particularly against.

Pilgrims and tourists visiting the Valley. Security agencies have not ruled out the possibility that the suspect was conducting reconnaissance or attempting to identify potential targets based on religious identity Senior police officials said they are reviewing CCTV footage and have circulated sketches based on eyewitness accounts, including Shabbir We are pursuing.

All leads seriously. This account is valuable and may help us track the attackers,” said Anantnag SSP Shakti Pathak The attack is the latest in a string of violence aimed at disrupting tourism and peace in the region. Security has been heightened, and have been set up around Pahalgam and adjoining routes.

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