Ludhiana | Credit war between AAP MLA and Congress councillor over inauguration of tubewell

Earlier, on Wednesday morning, AAP MLA (Ludhiana east) Grewal along with the supporters inaugurated the tubewell. Later, during the day, area councillor Ravinder Kaur along with her husband Monu Khaira arrived at the spot and inaugurated the tubewell yet again

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA (east) Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal and Congress councillor Ravinder Kaur were at loggerheads over the inauguration of newly installed tubewell in ward no- 7 of the municipal corporation (MC).

AAP MLA Daljit Singh Bhola Grewal during inauguration of a new tubewell at New Subhash Nagar in Ludhiana. (Harvinder Singh/HT)

Earlier, on Wednesday morning, AAP MLA Grewal along with the supporters inaugurated the tubewell. Later, during the day, area councillor Ravinder Kaur along with her husband Monu Khaira arrived at the spot and inaugurated the tubewell yet again.

Kaur said the work had started during the Congress regime, and Grewal was taking its undue credit. She said Grewal had promised her to jointly inaugurate the tubwell on Wednesday evening. “But Grewal reached here with his supporters in the morning and after inaugurating the tubewell, he locked the power switch box and took the keys with him,” she said.

Bhola on the other hand, said that he had inaugurated the project on the request of the residents.

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