Punjab Elections: Former Congress MP, other leaders join Amarinder Singh's newly formed party
Highlights
- Ex- Punjab CM Amarinder Singh recently floated a new party called Punjab Lok Congress
- Former Congress MP Amrik Singh Aliwal, among other leaders joined his party today.
- The development comes ahead of assembly elections in Punjab slated for 2022.
Former Congress MP Amrik Singh Aliwal, ex-legislators Harjinder Singh Thekedar, Prem Mittal, Farzana Alam and Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike and several other local leaders on Tuesday joined Capt Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress. The development comes as legislative assembly elections are approaching in Punjab.
Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh recently floated a new party ahead of polls in the state. Upon inducting new leaders into his party, Amarinder tweeted, "Happy to welcome many prominent Punjabis into the Punjab Lok Congress fold today"
Amrik Singh Aliwal, a two-time MP from Ludhiana, and former legislators Harjinder Singh Thekedar of the Congress, and Prem Mittal, Farzana Alam and Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike of the SAD joined the party in the presence of Amarinder Singh, the Punjab Lok Congress said in a statement.
Former district Congress presidents Jagmohan Sharma and Satvir Singh Palli Jhikki, and Punjab Arthiya Association president Vijay Kalra also came into the party fold, it said.
Other new entrants include Sammukh Singh Mokha, Anup Singh Bhullar, Sanjeev Bittu, Ashwani Kumar, Nitin Sharma Batala and Rajdeep Kaur from Fazilka, the Punjab Lok Congress statement said.
