14 Cong, SAD councillors join AAP in Amritsar

The move came amid efforts being made by Congress councillors to remove mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu, who defected from the Congress to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after being overlooked during ticket distribution for Punjab assembly elections, from the post by bringing in a no confidence motion against him in the house meeting

AMRITSAR: Fourteen Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) councillors joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Punjab AAP affairs in-charge Jarnail Singh in Amritsar on Sunday.

Fourteen Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) councillors joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Punjab AAP affairs in-charge Jarnail Singh in Amritsar on Sunday.

The Congress councillors who joined the AAP included Sukhdev Singh Chahal, Nitu Tangra, Parmod Babla, Jagdeep Singh Kala, Jatinder Sonia, Jagdeep Kala, Usha Sharma, Rajesh Madaan, Navi Bhagat, Jarnail Singh Bhullar, Dalbir Kaur and Pardeep Sharma. Those who came from the Akali Dal are Bhupinder Singh Rahi and Sukhbir Soni.

The move came amid efforts being made by Congress councillors to remove mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu, who defected from the Congress to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after being overlooked during ticket distribution for Punjab assembly elections, from the post by bringing in a no confidence motion against him in the house meeting.