Five-time former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal passed away at 95 on Tuesday, April 25. He was admitted to Mohali’s Fortis Hospital over a week ago after he complained of uneasiness in breathing. Here […]
Sarpanch of Badal village at 20, legislator at 30, chief minister at 43, and the last surviving member of a political generation that saw Independence, survived the Emergency, and saw Punjab politics take a surprising […]
During the turbulent 1970s and 1980s in Punjab, Badal Sahab put ‘Punjab First’ and ‘India First’. He opposed any plan that would weaken India or compromise the interests of the people of Punjab, even if […]
He pioneered coalition politics in India If politics was his passion, contesting elections was his pastime. From panchayat to gurdwara elections, state legislature to parliament, he figured prominently in almost every election that took place […]
BJP chief Nadda, Union Minister Puri, Pawar visit family BADAL, PUNJAB (TIP): Cutting across party lines, thousands bid tearful adieu to former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who was cremated with full state honors at […]
The legendary politician Parkash Singh Badal has died at 95. In his death, Shiromani Akali Dal has lost its guiding Star; Punjab has lost a Statesman; the Sikh community has lost a powerful leader; and […]
Punjab’s tidal wave of anti-incumbency is against the entire privileged political class “The most shocking aspect of these results is how the mighty bit the dust, a lesson taught by angry voters to the feudal, […]