Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Iqbal Singh, 55, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants while returning home from duty near Patwarkhana on the Naushehra-Lohka road in Tarn Taran district. Police are investigating possible links to his nephew’s murder a month earlier or another suspected cross-border-linked killing.

The CBI has registered a corruption case against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Rajbir Singh Ghuman, and five others following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The investigation concerns allegations of bribery linked to government postings, administrative approvals, tenders, licensing and other official matters. The case has brought renewed attention to alleged corruption links involving individuals associated with the Chief Minister’s Office.

The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear the Punjab government’s challenge to a High Court order directing the CBI to investigate corruption allegations linked to the office of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The state government has raised concerns over federalism and the involvement of a central investigative agency ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections.

The Supreme Court has set aside municipal elections in 50 wards across Punjab's Patiala and Moga districts after a fact-finding commission reported widespread obstruction during the nomination process. The court has ordered fresh elections within six weeks, with judicial monitoring and videography to safeguard the electoral process.

The Punjab government has challenged in the Supreme Court a High Court order directing a CBI probe into allegations involving Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's OSD and others.

The CBI has registered a corruption case against an OSD in Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s office and five others following a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing a probe into alleged corruption linked to the CM’s office.

The Enforcement Directorate’s prolonged searches at Punjab’s GMADA offices have triggered a political confrontation between the AAP government and the BJP-led Centre, with allegations over land deals, reserve prices and the alleged role of Delhi AAP leaders.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the CBI to register a criminal case and investigate corruption allegations linked to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s office, including allegations concerning his OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman.

Pargat Singh’s appointment gives the Punjab Congress a fresh organisational push ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. His public profile as an Olympian, combined with his political experience, could help the party strengthen its grassroots outreach and connect with voters across the state. The bigger challenge for Singh will be to unite the state Congress leadership, strengthen the party organisation and convert the planned statewide campaign into electoral momentum against the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government.

AAP has suspended Maur MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana after he raised concerns about teacher shortages in government schools attended by his children. The party disputes his allegations and cites school records showing 25 of 30 sanctioned teaching posts were filled. The controversy has intensified opposition criticism of the Bhagwant Mann government ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.

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