As the state poll panel set the ball rolling for the civic body polls across Punjab, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday announced to contest the ensuing elections on party symbol.SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the party would contest the forthcoming municipal elections on the party symbol while asking the party observers to finalize the party candidates by January 5.
Sukhbir, addressing a meeting of party councilors as well as former councilors and office bearers of Mohali, asked all prospective candidates to submit their applications by December 31.“Following this, a five-member committee, comprising Prem Singh Chandumajra, NK Sharma, Kulwant Singh, Charanjit Singh Brar and Kanwaljit Singh Ruby, would hold a meeting on January 1 to screen the candidates,†he said adding that all the senior leaders as well as former Minister Sikander Singh Maluka were present in the meeting.Sukhbir also appreciated the stellar work done by Mohali outgoing Mayor Kulwant Singh and all party councilors, saying that a record number of development works had been executed under their leadership.
He stressed the need to teach a befitting lesson to the Congress party as well as Mohali legislator and Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu who had tried to scuttle development works in the city.
