Captain Amarinder Singh

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on March 31 announced free travel for women in Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation, Punjab Roadways Buses and locally owned city bus services. While the free travel excluded AC, Volvo and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) buses, the CM claimed of fulfilling 85% of manifesto promises. Moreover, the CM said that while the promise was to reduce the bus tickets for women to 50%, he made it all free.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on January 28 wrote to PM Modi seeking inclusion of Punjabi as an official language in the Kashmir Languages Bill, 2020. Citing Punjab’s link with J&K since Maharaja Ranjit Singh, CM mentioned that Punjabi was widely spoken during the J&K’s independence and is still the mother tongue of many residents. Although, the Punjabi was not included as an official language list as it will be taught in schools as… read-more

As per reports, farmers in Punjab are expressing their anger by damaging Jio towers and disrupting services. Reportedly, they have caused damage to nearly 1,500 telecom towers either by cutting the power supply or harming the backup generators. Moreover, they have burnt of Jio cables in Jalandhar. Earlier, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on December 25 appealed the farmers to take peaceful measure to protest.

To infuse the confidence in general public for COVID-19 vaccination drill, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has volunteered to take the first vaccine shot in the state. He said it while discussing the vaccination strategy and COVID-19 situation in the virtual Cabinet meeting held on December 2. Punjab, like the Centre's strategy, has decided to prioritize healthcare workers. Punjab Health Secretary has estimated that 70 lakh people will be… read-more

The ongoing spat between Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar and his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh has indicated no halt yet. Khattar on November 29 said, "If any dangerous situation arises due to coronavirus, Punjab government will be responsible for it." Besides, Khattar also lashed out at Singh for lying about the phone call. Khattar said he had called Singh several times, a claim which the latter had denied on November 28.