In Mohali, it is Sidhu v/s Sidhu

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 3

It’s official! An IAS officer, Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu, was today formally named the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate from Mohali for the Assembly elections.

Sidhu, who was posted as the Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board, had tendered his resignation yesterday.

With this, the high-profile Mohali constituency will have two main contestants with a common surname ‘Sidhu’. Sitting MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu is the Congress nominee. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded a former sarpanch at Jhingran Kala village in Kharar, Narinder Singh Shergill, in place of its heavyweight, Himmat Singh Shergill, who was earlier shifted to Majitha against Akali heavyweight Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majithia. The Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi-led Punjab Front has nominated Mohali district panchayat union president Balwinder Singh Kumbra from Mohali.

Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal today formally announced the candidature of Sidhu, who is the son-in-law of Akali leader, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.