{"id":56040,"date":"2025-11-27T17:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=56040"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:49:04","slug":"aap-punjab-suspends-moga-mayor-baljit-singh-channi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/aap-punjab-suspends-moga-mayor-baljit-singh-channi\/","title":{"rendered":"AAP Punjab Suspends Moga Mayor Baljit Singh Channi from Party Over Links With Drug Traffickers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punjab News:<\/span> The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab has taken strict action against Moga Mayor Baljit Singh Channi, expelling him from the party and removing him from his post with immediate effect, following concrete evidence of his links with drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>AAP State General Secretary Harchand Singh Barsat issued the official suspension order, stating that the party has a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs, corruption, and any activities that harm the interest of Punjab and its youth. 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