Chandigarh, October 5, 2021 (Yes Punjab News)
The Congress party today suffered another jolt in the Doaba belt with senior Congressman and former Milkfed Chairman Capt Harminder Singh joining the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the presence of its President Sukhbir Singh Badal here.
Capt Harminder Singh, who has also served as the President of the Jalandhar district rural unit, joined the SAD here along with a large number of Congressmen. While welcoming him into the party fold, the SAD President announced that he would also contest the forthcoming assembly elections on the SAD ticket from Sultanpur Lodhi assembly constituency.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sukhbir Badal said Capt Harminder Singh had emerged as the consensus candidate of the SAD in Sultanpur Lodhi with the entire rank and file of the party reposing faith in him. He also praised the work done by former finance minister Bibi Upinderjit Kaur who has been representing the party in Sultanpur Lodhi.
He said the veteran leader had informed him six months back that she would not be contesting the 2022 elections due to which the party had now decided to field Capt Harminder Singh from the seat.
Capt Harminder while speaking said he was honoured that the SAD and its president Sukhbir Badal had reposed faith in him. “I assure the party that it is an honour to contest the elections from the ‘nagri’ of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji and am confident I will win the forthcoming elections with a record margin”.
He also disclosed that he had resigned from the Congress as well as the post of Milkfed Chairman due to the open division in the party and the fact that the ordinary person was suffering due to intense wrangling for the top post in the Punjab Congress.
Senior leaders from Sultanpur Lodhi constituency who joined the party along with Capt Harminder Singh included his son Karanvir Singh, OSD to former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Jaswant Singh Khakwali, Tarnjit Singh Alowal,Hira Singh Namberdar, Harjinder Singh Lada, Nirmal Singh Sekheran, Angrej Singh Fauji, Nirmal Singh Mal, Punjab Kisan President General Secretary, Satwant Singh President Majdoor Union RCF, Narinder Singh of All India Railwaymen Federation, Khushwinder Singh Member RCF union, Hardeep Singh, President Welfare Society, Sikander Singh, Block President, Inderjit Singh, Senior Congress Leader, Dilbag Singh, General Secretary Sojha committee, Mahinder Singh Namberdar, International Kabaddi player, Mahinder lal, President Shivji Mandir RCF, Sawranjit Singh Sodhi, President Supervisor RCF, Ajit Singh Rtd. President RCF and Karnail Singh Sarpanch Akbarpur. EOM
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