Political Events In Punjab Praise Turncoats With Meeting Tickets

Chandigarh:

A number of turncoats, slicing throughout political traces, had been rewarded with tickets via their new events for the February 20 Meeting polls in Punjab.

Outstanding amongst those come with former sports activities minister and sitting MLA Gurmit Singh Sodhi, MLA Fatehjang Singh Bajwa and previous minister Anil Joshi.

Mr Sodhi, who was once the sports activities minister within the Amarinder Singh-led Congress govt, later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The saffron party has now fielded the four-time Guruharsahai MLA in Ferozepur district from Ferozepur Town Meeting seat.

Any other former Congress chief and MLA Fatehjang Singh Bajwa, who converted to the saffron party, has been fielded from Batala. Bajwa is a sitting legislator from Qadian. The Congress has fielded his elder brother and Rajya Sabha member Partap Singh Bajwa for the February 20 polls.

Former Punjab minister Anil Joshi, who hand over the BJP and joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) closing yr, will contest from Amritsar North Meeting seat. Joshi was once the MLA from this constituency in 2007 and 2012. He, on the other hand, confronted defeat within the 2017 Meeting polls.

Sitting MLA and ex-Congress chief Harjot Kamal, who too joined the BJP, will contest from Moga. Kamal hand over the Congress after the party denied him the price tag from this constituency and selected to box Malvika Sood Sachar, sister of actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood, as a substitute.

After becoming a member of the BJP closing month, Kamal had stated he labored wholeheartedly for the Congress for 21 years however the party disregarded him. “What’s her qualification (Malvika Sood)? She is simply Sonu Sood’s sister,” Kamal had then stated.

Two-time MLA and previous Congress chief Arvind Khanna, who not too long ago joined the BJP, will contest from Sangrur. Regarded as with regards to former leader minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Khanna had hand over the Congress in 2015.

Former Punjab minister and three-time MLA Joginder Singh Mann, who joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after snapping his 50-year-old ties with the Congress, can be preventing from Phagwara.

Ahead of becoming a member of the AAP, Mann in an emotive letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, had written, “The Maharajas, landlords, moneybags and opportunist leaders like Captain Amarinder Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu and others got here within the party for sake of vested political pursuits because of which the party had drifted from its core values and center of attention shifted simply to contest the polls and clutch energy.” Two-time minister within the Congress govt Hans Raj Josan, who left the grand previous party and joined the SAD, will contest from Fazilka seat.

Former AAP MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has been fielded from Bholath seat.

Mr Khaira, who had floated his personal party after quitting the AAP in 2019, re-joined the Congress in June closing yr. In 2015, he had converted to the AAP from the Congress.

Sitting MLA from Bathinda Rural Rupinder Kaur Ruby, who joined the Congress closing yr after quitting the AAP, has been given the price tag for Malout seat.

Any other sitting legislator Jagtar Singh Jagga from Raikot will contest from Jagraon. Jagga left the AAP and joined the Congress.

Former Congress MLA Mohinder Kumar Rinwa, who closing yr got here into the SAD fold, will combat from Abohar.

The BJP has fielded former SAD MLA Sarabjit Singh Makkar from Jalandhar Cantonment. Makkar shifted allegiance to the BJP after the SAD denied him the price tag for this constituency.

Former Akali MLA Didar Singh Bhatti, who joined the BJP, will combat elections from Fatehgarh Sahib seat.

Former Punjab AAP convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who joined the SAD closing yr, will contest from Batala.

Laali Majithia, who joined the AAP after leaving the Congress early this month, has been fielded from Majitha constituency in Amritsar.

Raman Bahl, who left the Congress closing yr and joined the AAP, will combat from Gurdaspur.

Former MLA Mohan Lal Banga, who not too long ago joined the BJP after quitting the Congress, has been fielded from Banga constituency whilst former Congress chief Nimisha Mehta, who too joined the saffron party, will contest from Garhshankar.

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