DSGMC elections: Sukhbir calls SAD leaders to Delhi

Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president and Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday deputed senior leaders of the party, including cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, MLAs and district unit presidents, for the upcoming Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections.

Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president and Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday deputed senior leaders of the party, including cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, MLAs and district unit presidents, for the upcoming Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections.

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Sukhbir asked them to reach Delhi by the evening of January 14. The elections are scheduled to be held on January 27.

In a statement issued on Friday, party spokesman Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said Sukhbir would preside over an important meeting at Delhi on January 15 to chalk out the strategy for the elections. Cheema said all SAD (Badal) candidates and leaders of the party's Delhi unit would also attend the meeting, during which duties would be assigned to leaders from Punjab.