NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday tied the nuptial knot with 32-year-old Haryana doctor Gurpreet Kaur at a private ceremony at his residence in Chandigarh.
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Wedding pictures of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Gurpreet Kaur
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<p>Bhagwant Mann tied the nuptial knot with 32-year-old Gurpreet Kaur at a private ceremony at his residence in Chandigarh - TNN</p>
<p>The marriage was solemnised as per Sikh rituals - TNN</p>
<p>Dr Gurpreet Kaur is a resident of Pehowa area in Haryana's Kurukshetra - TNN</p>
<p>This was Bhagwant Mann's second wedding. He separated from his first wife in 2015 - TNN</p>
<p>The wedding ceremony was attended by Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his family - TNN</p>
<p>Tight security arrangements were in place at the chief minister's home in Sector 2 - TNN</p>
Mann got married to Dr Gurpreet Kaur, a resident of Pehowa area in Haryana's Kurukshetra. The marriage was solemnised as per Sikh rituals.
The wedding ceremony was attended by Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his family. However, no minister or other big leaders were invited to the ceremony.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha too was among the invitees.
Mann (48) separated from his first wife in 2015. He has two children from his first marriage.
His former wife Inderpreet Kaur and their children are residing in the USA. His daughter Seerat Kaur Mann (21) and son Dilshan Mann (17) had flown from the US to attend his swearing-in ceremony on March 16 this year.
According to sources the marriage is an arranged one.
Dr Gurpreet Kaur, who is known as Gopi in her close family, is a practicing doctor and lives in Mohali with her family.
Elaborate spread for Punjab CM's weddingAs per a food menu obtained by ANI, the guests got to savour the best of Indian and Italian cuisine including Karahi Paneer, Tandoori Kulche, Dal Makhani, Navratan Biryani, Mausami Subzian, Apricot Stuffed Kofta, Lasagna Siciliano and Burrani Raita.
Sweets such as fresh fruit triffle, moong dal halwa, shahi tukda, angoori rasmalai and dry fruit rabari were there for the guests at the Bhagwat Mann wedding. For health conscious people different types of salads were made available.
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