Suspended Akali MLA to join Congress

PATIALA: Suspended Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator Inderbir Singh Bolaria will join the Congress on Dussehra. State party president Captain Amarinder Singh

Published on: Oct 7, 2016, 07:44:18 IST

By Vishal Rambani

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PATIALA: Suspended Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator Inderbir Singh Bolaria will join the Congress on Dussehra. State party president Captain Amarinder Singh will induct him, Bolaria confirmed.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AA), Awaaz-e-Punjab forum of Navjot Singh Sidhu, and Sucha Singh Chhotepur’s Aapna Punjab Party (APP) also tried to poach Bolaria.

The two-time legislator from Amritsar South rebelled against the ruling party because he didn’t want a solid-waste-treatment project in his constituency. In April, the party sacked him as chief parliamentary secretary (education) when he started an agitation against the project.

Confirming his move, Bolaria said: “Only the Congress can provide good governance in Punjab and defeat (the) Akalis. I am going unconditionally.”

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Vishal Rambani
Vishal Rambani is an assistant editor covering Punjab. A journalist with over a decade of experience, he writes on politics, crime, power sector, environment and socio-economic issues. He has several investigative stories to his credit.Read More

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