Ludhiana: Sandeep Singh Sandhu, political secretary to chief minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced the candidate of the Congress for the byelection of the Mullanpur municipal council ward number 8 during a press conference held at a hotel in the town. The seat got vacated due to the death of Balwinder Singh Sekhon, senior vice-president, nagar council, Mullanpur.
Announcing Jabbarjang Singh Sekhon as the official Congress candidate from ward number 8, Sandhu said, “The father of Jabbarjang, late Balwinder Singh Sekhon, had been instrumental in strengthening the Congress and also in the development of Mullanpur, and that is why out of respect no other candidate from this ward had applied for the party ticket. The elections which are being held in the state are being fought on the basis of development work being carried out in the state under the able leadership of Amarinder Singh and in these elections the Congress will win again.”
Jabbarjang said that by winning this seat the Congress and Sandeep Singh Sandhu will get the upper hand. He also said that although all elections held in Mullanpur during the last SAD-BJP coalition government had tarnished the image of democratic values, but since the power of the state came in the hands of the Congress these have been restored. The elections in the city have been held in a completely democratic and peaceful manner, he added.
On this occasion, Karan Warring; vice-chairman, PEDA, Karanjit Singh Soni Ghalib; president of the Ddistrict Congress Committee, Ludhiana (rural); Ramesh Mohi; president of the Bhatta Association Punjab; Sandeep Singh Sekhon, president, NSUI Ludhiana; Telu Ram Bansal, president, nagar council, Mullanpur; Shyam Lal Jindal, vice-chairman of the market committee, Mullanpur; Karanveer Singh Sekhon, senior vice-president, nagar council, Mullanpur; Tarsem Kaur Mann, vice-president of the nagar council, Mullanpur; and councillor Mahinderpal Singh Lali were also present on the occasion.