Punjab CM's Wife Sends Legal Notice to Former Judge Amid Political Row
Bhagwant Mann is the Chief Minister of Punjab, a state in India. His wife is Dr Gurpreet Kaur.
Dr Gurpreet Kaur sent a legal notice to a former judge. His name is Ranjit Singh.
The notice is about money. People say someone asked for 5 crore rupees. A crore is 10 million.
The BJP is a political party in India. BJP members did a protest in Amritsar, a city in Punjab.
A BJP leader named Sarbjit Shanty spoke at the protest. He said CM Mann should resign.
He also said that if the claims are true, the guilty people must get punishment.
People are also talking about the NHRC. This is a group that checks human rights problems in India.
This story has become a big political problem in Punjab.
Vocabulary7 words
- legal notice
- an official letter about a problem with the law
- judge
- a person who decides cases in a court
- crore
- a number equal to 10 million
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- resign
- to leave a job on purpose
- punishment
- something bad given to a person who did wrong
- NHRC
- a group that checks human rights problems
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1. Chief Minister of Punjab 2. A former judge 3. Resign
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Bhagwant Mann is the Chief Minister of _____, a state in India.
His wife is Dr Gurpreet _____.
Dr Gurpreet Kaur sent a _____ notice to a former judge.
His name is Ranjit _____.
People say someone asked for 5 _____ rupees.
A crore is 10 _____.
The _____ is a political party in India.
BJP members did a protest in _____, a city in Punjab.
A BJP leader named Sarbjit _____ spoke at the protest.
He said CM Mann should _____.
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