Balbir Sidhu’s brother Amarjit Singh Sidhu elected as new Mohali mayor
Amarjit Singh Sidhu, brother of Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, has been elected as the mayor of Mohali Municipal Corporation.
Besides Amarjit Singh Sidhu, Amrik Singh Somal and Kuljit Singh Bedi have been elected as the Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively.
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu congratulated Amarjit Singh Sidhu on being elected as the Mayor of Mohali city.
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Meanwhile, Congress councillor and former senior deputy mayor Rishav Jain and wife Rajrani Jain (also councillor) and councillors of Azad Group of former mayor Kulwant Singh, while expressing their resentment, boycotted the oath-taking ceremony.
As per the report, Paramjit Singh Kahlon, during the polling on February 14, filed a case against Amarjit Singh Sidhu for “rigging the polls” in Ward 10 during the MC election.
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Likewise, the court ordered re-polling in Ward 10 on February 17.
The results of all 50 wards were declared on February 18.
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