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The by-election for Sangrur Lok Sabha seat has heated up. Aam Aadmi Party has announced the name of Gurmel Singh and Akali Dal from here, Kamaljit Kaur, sister of jailed Balwant Rajoana. BJP has given ticket to former Barnala MLA Kewal Dhillon from here. Dhillon had joined the BJP yesterday in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah.
The Congress has not yet announced the candidate. Congress can play bets on Dalveer Goldie, who lost the assembly elections from here to Bhagwant Mann. So far 3 candidates have filed their nominations from Sangrur seat. In which Gurmail Singh of AAP, Simranjit Mann of SAD Amritsar and Azad Ajay Kumar are included.
Aam Aadmi Party Candidate Gurmail Singh filed nomination yesterday. CM Bhagwant Mann was also present with him. Mann became an MP from here winning elections for two consecutive terms.
- Aam Aadmi Party has given ticket to district head Gurmel Singh from Sangrur seat. He has also filed his nomination yesterday along with CM Bhagwant Mann. However, Manpreet Kaur, Mann’s sister, was demanding a ticket from here. The party reposed faith in the volunteers. Gurmel Singh is also the Sarpanch from the village Gharach of Sangrur.
- The Akali Dal has fielded Kamaljit Kaur, sister of jailed Balwant Singh Rajoana. The Akali Dal is playing the Panthak card here. Kamaljit Kaur has been given a ticket by linking it with the captive Sikhs. Rajoana is serving a prison term in jail for the murder of former CM Beant Singh. She will file nomination tomorrow.
- SAD (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann is also in the fray. In the last several elections, his party has been ignored. However, in the recently concluded assembly elections, he got good votes in Amargarh seat. After which he has contested from Sangrur seat.
Confusion in Congress
Confusion continues in Congress regarding Lok Sabha candidate. Congress wanted to bring down Balkaur Singh, father of Punjabi singer Sidhu Musewala, who was murdered in Mansa. But he refused to contest the election. Former minister Vijay Inder Singla also does not want to contest elections. Congress can now get Dalveer Goldie or his wife Simrat Kaur, who lost the election from Dhuri assembly seat to Bhagwant Mann, to contest.