Senior AAP leader Sewa Singh Sekhwan dead
Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sewa Singh Sekhwan passed away on Wednesday. His son Jagroop Singh Sekhwan shared the news on his Facebook account.
Sewa Singh Sekhwan remained Revenue, Rehabilitation and Public Relations Minister in the Parkash Singh Badal Cabinet from 1997 till 2002. He also remained the Education Minister from 2009 till 2012 in the Badal Cabinet.
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He quit the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2018. Thereafter, Sekhwan, former MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura and former MP Rattan Singh Ajnala formed the SAD (Taksali). He later switched over to the SAD (Democratic) formed by Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa last year.
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The SAD (Sanyukt) was floated in May this year after the dissolution of Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led SAD (Democratic) and SAD (Taksali). He had joined the AAP in August this year.
-PTC News
