Articles by Neeraj Mohan
Top three contenders from Sangrur
Though 21 candidates are in fray, the contest seems to be among Vijay Inder Singla of Congress, Sukhdev Dhindsa of SAD and Bhagwant Mann of AAP.

Updated on Apr 28, 2014 09:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Sangrur: All you need to know about your constituency
Voters of Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, which came into existence in 1951, have elected candidates from various political parties over the decades, including former chief ministers Surjit Singh Barnala and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, besides Balwant Singh Ramoowalia and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. Top three contenders from Sangrur | Candidates’ vision for Sangrur | Past winners | BLAME GAME | QUOTABLE QUOTES

Updated on Apr 28, 2014 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
To woo voters, broken pipes being used for sewerage
The SAD-BJP government’s haste to lay sewerage network in villages of the district to woo voters has come under criticism from the representatives of village panchayats, who are objecting to the use of “cheap material besides other irregularities” in the execution of the work.

Updated on Apr 22, 2014 02:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Singla vs Dhindsa again, but AAP’s Mann can’t be ignored
Voters of Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, which came into existence in 1951, have elected candidates from various political parties over the decades, including former chief ministers Surjit Singh Barnala and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, besides Balwant Singh Ramoowalia and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.

Updated on Apr 21, 2014 09:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Singla fails to get nod for Sonia’s rally
Congress candidate Vijay Inder Singla reportedly failed to get permission to hold a rally featuring UPA president Sonia Gandhi in the grain market at Barnala. According to sources, Gandhi is scheduled to hold the rally in support of Singla on April 26.

Updated on Apr 20, 2014 12:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
2-3 new guns being bought in Sangrur everyday
Everyday two to three new guns are being purchased by people of the district, thanks to the lackadaisical behaviour of the district administration in verification.

Updated on Apr 19, 2014 08:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
To keep his detractors at bay, Singla tries to appease Capt
Worried over differences within the party rank and file that may hamper his poll prospects, sitting Congress MP from the Sangrur parliamentary constituency Vijay Inder Singla has been trying his best to win support of former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh and his loyalists in Sangrur.

Updated on Apr 17, 2014 12:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
2 DSPs booked for registering false case
Following the directions of the chief judicial magistrate, the Sangrur police have booked two DSPs of the Punjab police for registering false a case.

Updated on Apr 14, 2014 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Cong, BJP failed to ensure justice for Sikh riot victims: Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on the last day of his three-day Punjab visit has slammed the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led UPA successive governments at the centre for playing with the sentiments of 1984 Sikh riot victims and their failure to take measures to do justice with them.

Updated on Apr 13, 2014 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Not much for peasantry in Cong, BJP manifestos
Farmers of Punjab might have to wait for the next Lok Sabha elections as all the major parties, especially the Congress and BJP, do not have much in their manifestos to woo the large community, showing that big political parties are not much serious about concerns of farmers.

Updated on Apr 08, 2014 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
I don’t need politicians: Bhagwant Mann
Known for his unique satires, comedian-turned- politician Bhagwant Mann chose tractor-trolley, when he went to file his nomination papers on Monday.Accompanied by his mother, wife and a big gathering of rickshaw pullers and labourers, Mann stopped the tractor outside the mini secretariat building and filed his nomination papers.

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
No desire of becoming President if NDA voted to power: Badal
Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has said he has no desire to become the next President of India if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is voted to power at the Centre.

Updated on Apr 07, 2014 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Delayed harvesting may affect polling percentage
Agriculture- dominated Sangrur district is all set to reap a bumper wheat crop, thanks to suitable weather conditions. But the delay in harvesting may cost heavily to politicians, eyeing the rural vote bank as the Lok Sabha polls clash with wheat harvesting.

Updated on Apr 06, 2014 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Captain doesn’t have time for state: dy CM
Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal has said former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh does not have time for Punjab as he always remains busy marking his attendance in Delhi.

Updated on Apr 05, 2014 11:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Top Cong leaders stay away from Singla's show of strength
Top Congress leaders, including four sitting MLAs, two former legislators and many other party leaders, were conspicuous by their absence when sitting Congress MP from Sangrur, Vijay Inder Singla filed his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections amid a show of strength of workers.

Updated on Apr 05, 2014 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Sangrur
Vishal Rambani and Neeraj Mohan40 terrorists in Sangrur jail; security beefed up
Officials of the overcrowded Sangrur jail are now finding it difficult to accommodate 40 hardcore Khalistani terrorists, who have been shifted from the maximum security Nabha after the boundary wall of the jail collapsed.

Updated on Apr 04, 2014 11:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Singla's video to counter Bhagwant Mann's crowd-pulling satires
The triangular contest in the farmer-dominated Sangrur parliamentary constituency is getting interesting with each passing day as the contenders are utilizing all tools to woo the voters.

Updated on Apr 04, 2014 09:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Bhagwant Mann slams Sukhbir for 'lying' in public
A day after Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that Bhagwant Mann, Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Sangrur, wanted to join SAD, the latter has condemned him for lying at public rallies.

Updated on Mar 31, 2014 12:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
'SAD offered me party ticket, power, money but I declined'
A day after Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal said that Bhagwant Mann, Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Sangrur, wanted to join SAD, the latter has condemned Sukhbir for lying in public rallies.

Updated on Mar 30, 2014 09:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Dhindsa will be union minister at the centre: Sukhbir
Punjab deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal has said that SAD candidate from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa would become a union minister in the Narender Modi- led next government at the centre.

Updated on Mar 28, 2014 09:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sunam
Loss and PPP left behind, this comic is more serious than ever before
For satirist Bhagwant Mann, politics seemed like a logical next step after he had used comedy as a medium for social awareness since he was in school. “Comedy is very serious business. You cannot make people laugh until you strike a chord with them,” says Mann, who is now the Aam Aadmi Party contestant for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat.

Updated on Mar 24, 2014 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Panj Takht train cancelled due to lack of bookings
Flagged off with much fanfare by Congress MP Vijay Inder Singla ahead of the lok sabha elections, the Panj Takht train was cancelled on Friday due to lack of bookings by the passengers.

Updated on Mar 22, 2014 12:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
NRI police station lacks basic facilities
The NRI police station, set up here for the immediate redressal of complaints of non-resident Indians (NRIs), is lacking basic facilities even a fortnight after its inauguration.

Updated on Mar 21, 2014 09:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Hurriedly set up NRI police station cries for basics
The NRI police station, set up here for immediate redressal of complaints of non-resident Indians (NRIs), has been crying for basic facilities even a fortnight after its inauguration.

Updated on Mar 20, 2014 11:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Peaceful elections in Sangrur may be an uphill task for police
Having nearly 42 per cent hypersensitive and sensitive polling stations in the district, maintaining peace during the coming Lok Sabha polls, would be an uphill task for the district police.

Updated on Mar 14, 2014 10:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
I did not leave PPP: Bhagwant Mann
A day after Bhagwant Mann managed to get Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said he did not leave Manpreet Badal's PPP but it was the party that left him.

Updated on Mar 11, 2014 08:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
In 2012 polls, SAD spent 85% on print, TV ads
Of the Rs 23.5 crore the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) spent on the assembly elections in 2012, over Rs 20 crore was spent on publicity alone. While the Congress state unit spent much less and got some support from the national unit too, the BJP’s Punjab unit made a clean profit, if one goes by accounts statements submitted to the Election Commission (EC).

Updated on Mar 11, 2014 10:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
On AAP wagon now, comic Mann faces serious challenge
As expected, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday named comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Sangrur parliamentary seat.

Updated on Mar 11, 2014 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
Punjab farmers gain as wheat fodder prices rise
Known as grain-bowl of the country, Punjab is now selling wheat fodder to dairy farmers and paper mills to meet the rising demand in the other states of the country.

Updated on Mar 09, 2014 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur
2012 assembly elections: High-flying Akalis spent Rs 1.4 cr on chopper rides
Come polls, netas love to hop onto helicopters to reach out speedily to the people. Punjab politicians are no exception and are willing to shell out huge sums of money on their favourite vehicle for campaigning in assembly and parliamentary polls.

Updated on Mar 04, 2014 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Neeraj Mohan, Sangrur