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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to tie the knot in Chandigarh tomorrow
Will marry Dr Gurpreet Kaur, who belongs to Pehowa in Kurukshetra, at a private ceremony to be attended by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 48, will get married at a private ceremony in Chandigarh on Thursday.
“Mann saab will tie the knot with Dr Gurpreet Kaur, who belongs to Pehowa in Kurukshetra. It will be a private and simple ceremony,” Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Punjab unit chief spokesperson said.
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Dr Gurpreet Kaur, 30, did her MBBS from Maharishi Markandeshwar University at Mullana in Ambala district in 2018. She has two sisters who are settled in Australia and Canada, according to an aide of the chief minister.
AAP national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to attend the ceremony with his family.
This will be Mann’s second marriage after he had separated from his first wife, Inderpreet Kaur, in 2015. He has two children, daughter Seerat Kaur Mann, 21, and son Dilshan Mann, 17, from his first wife. They had come from the US to attend Mann’s swearing-in ceremony in March this year.
Punjab cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains took to Twitter to congratulate the chief minister. “Wishing my chief minister @bhagwantmann ji a very happy and blessed married life ahead. I wish them both lifetime of love, respect and companionship,” he tweeted.
Cabinet minister Aman Arora wished both a life full of happiness, joy, love, prosperity, health and companionship. “May Almighty shower all His blessings on both of you,” he posted.
AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha also wished Mann and his would-be wife. “Best wishes to vadde veer (elder brother) Mann Saab and Dr Gurpreet Kaur for a happy and blessed married life,” he tweeted.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring also tweeted, “My heartiest congratulations to the CM @BhagwantMann Ji as he starts a new chapter in his life tomorrow. Best wishes for a happy and blissful married life ahead.”
