Khera gets 2nd term, makes Kharar proud

Our Correspondent

Kharar, October 22

Kharar MLA Kanwar Sandhu has hailed Kamal Khera, having ancestral links with nearby Bhago Majra village, who has been re-elected as an MP from Canada’s Brampton West seat.

Hailing from Liberal Party, it will be her second term. Her first election came in 2015 in Ottawa. Khera is a practicing nurse and the first generation immigrant whose family came to Canada when she was a child. Kanwar Sandhu said when she came to India in December 2018 on a private visit, he took her to her ancestral village where she was honoured by people. She visited her ancestors’ haveli and also a gurdwara to which her grandfather Mansa Singh had given donation. The MLA had given her memento.

Sandhu said her father was a scientist and mother a teacher. They shifted to Delhi due to her father’s job. Her grandfather Mansa Singh was a prominent person of the village. “We are proud of her,” he added.

After her win, Khera told Canadian media, “The last four years have been the greatest honour of my life, representing the great people of Brampton West. We accomplished a lot together.”

When she was first elected in 2015, she was the youngest Liberal MP in Ottawa and second-youngest of any party, at just 26 years old.