Lok Sabha polls: Former Punjab SSSB chairman Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu joins Congress
Manish Sirhindi | TNN | Mar 25, 2019, 21:23 IST
Besides being the chairman of the PSSB, Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu has also held a number of posts during the pr... Read MorePATIALA: Former chairman of Punjab Subordinate Services Board (PSSSB) and senior leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu on Monday joined the Congress party. He was welcomed within the party fold by chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh and president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Sunil Jakhar.
Speaking to TOI over the phone, Sandhu said all Taksali families that have remained associated with the SAD since long were now feeling ignored within the party due to the autocratic style of functioning of the party leadership. He said the entire party cadre was disappointed over the role played by the SAD leadership in dealing the issues of sacrilege and police firing at Behbal Kalan.
His father Jasdev Singh Sandhu, had been a five-time Akali MLA and remained a minister in the Akali government and was considered close to SAD patriarch Prakash Singh Badal. His mother was a three-time Akali legislator.
Besides being the chairman of the PSSB, he has also held a number of posts during the previous Akali governments. He also remained Sanour Halqa in-charge during the last term of SAD-BJP government, but he distanced himself from the party after he was not given the ticket to contest during the last assembly elections.
Speaking to TOI over the phone, Sandhu said all Taksali families that have remained associated with the SAD since long were now feeling ignored within the party due to the autocratic style of functioning of the party leadership. He said the entire party cadre was disappointed over the role played by the SAD leadership in dealing the issues of sacrilege and police firing at Behbal Kalan.
His father Jasdev Singh Sandhu, had been a five-time Akali MLA and remained a minister in the Akali government and was considered close to SAD patriarch Prakash Singh Badal. His mother was a three-time Akali legislator.
Besides being the chairman of the PSSB, he has also held a number of posts during the previous Akali governments. He also remained Sanour Halqa in-charge during the last term of SAD-BJP government, but he distanced himself from the party after he was not given the ticket to contest during the last assembly elections.
more from times of india Cities
LATEST VIDEOS
All Comments ()+^ Back to Top
Refrain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks, name calling or inciting hatred against any community. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive. Let's work together to keep the conversation civil.
HIDE