Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday said that the people of Punjab have once again made it clear that the BJP has no place in the state, as the poor response to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s public meeting in Dhuri reflected the complete rejection of … Read more
Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday criticized the BJP-led Central Government over the latest hike in domestic LPG cylinder prices, saying that the continuous increase in fuel and essential commodity prices is making life increasingly difficult for ordinary citizens across the country. He stated that poor … Read more
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said the BJP has turned politics into a marketplace where loyalty, ideology and public mandate are traded for power, using opposition leaders as disposable pawns to advance its political interests. Citing leaders such as Sunil Jakhar and Ravneet Singh Bittu as examples of the BJP’s “use and throw” … Read more
In a major push to resolve state government employees’ issues, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday met with six major employee unions, reassuring them that the Bhagwant Mann Government is actively processing the regularisation of contractual staff, converting outsourced workers to contractual, besides fast-tracking their all other legitimate demands. Addressing the key demands … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who also chairs the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to address the grievances of state employees, presided over a series of high-level meetings on Wednesday to expedite the resolution of legitimate demands raised by various employee unions. Reviewing the unique grievances raised by each delegation, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said, … Read more
Reaffirming Punjab’s path of strong fiscal performance, Finance, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Monday that the state has recorded a robust growth of 14.59 percent in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections during May 2026. Finance Minister Cheema said, “The Gross GST Collection for the month reached ₹2,400.52 crore, marking … Read more
Following the special Punjab Vidhan Sabha session held on Labour Day, leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a strong political response to the BJP, Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), stating that their actions reflect an anti-worker, anti-poor and opportunistic approach, while the AAP government continues to prioritise pro-people policies. Senior AAP leader … Read more
The Bhagwant Mann Government has officially implemented the ‘Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Amendment Bill’, with the Governor of Punjab granting assent to the legislation mandating life imprisonment for those found guilty of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan on Sunday, Cabinet Minister Advocate Harpal Singh … Read more
Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday announced that the Excise and Taxation Department has achieved a significant milestone in revenue collection for the financial year 2025-26, reflecting the success of robust excise policy measures and efficient administrative practices. He said that against the revised excise revenue target of … Read more
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, while addressing the Punjab Legislative Assembly during the discussion on the Governor’s Address, outlined the transformative development agenda of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government and criticised Congress members for staging a walkout from the House, asserting that their departure clearly demonstrated an inability to face the … Read more