Over 20 candidates, including Akali Dal leader and finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, former Punjab chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Congress youth leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, reached Sirsa to meet the sect chief.
Aravinda Pillalamarri, the inspiration for "Swades", says she was stopped by police during her morning stroll in her hometown and questioned about her immigration status making her feel unequal because of her colour, according to media reports.
Punjab's strong non-resident community has arrived in hordes from Canada, Britain, the US and other countries for the February 4 assembly elections in the state.
The Delhi government will set up a Chair at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to promote research work in Punjabi language, Delhi Culture and Languages Minister Kapil Mishra announced on Monday.
Attacking the Badals, who head the ruling SAD, the Congress leader claimed “they have grabbed every business in Punjab”. In the same breath, he took a swipe at the Prime Minister for backing the Akalis.
The army has set up a WhatsApp number for its soldiers to post their problems directly to Army Chief General Bipin Rawat instead of going to the social media directly.