SAD leader elected Ahmedgarh municipal council vice-president

Cutting across party lines, councillors owing allegiance to various political parties led by Aam Aadmi Party legislator Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra unanimously elected senior SAD leader Jagwant Singh Jaggie as vice-president of the municipal council here on Monday.

Jaggie, who is poised to take charge as acting president in absence of council chief Vikas Krishan Sharma, is a confidante of senior SAD leader late Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.

Although the dream of Jaggie to hold office as senior vice-president or vice-president did not fructify during SAD regime, his sober and adjustable disposition towards leaders of all political parties helped him get the office of vice-president of the municipal council when Razia Sultana was associate member of the council during the Congress regime in 2007.

Jaggie had also contested for this post during a meeting held earlier on September 12, 2024. However, the election was cancelled when some councillors had raised their hands in favour of both candidates, Jaggie and Geeta Shahi.

Assistant Commissioner-cum-SDM, Ahmedgarh, Gurmeet Kumar Bansal said an election meeting had been convened under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner, Malerkotla, Viraj S Tidke where Jaggie was declared elected vice-president unanimously.

Executive officer Vikas Uppal, president, municipal council, Vikas Krishan Sharma, Market Committee chairman and councillor Kamaljit Singh Ubhi, Aman Afridi, Vikas Tandon, Sanjay Sood, Anandi Devi, Shashi Joshi, Mani Shekha, Geeta Shahi, Monia Badhan, Jaswinder Kaur Sharma, Renu Thapar, Navjot Kaur, Jaswinder Sodhi, Harpal Kaur ( all councillors) and former president Ravinder Puri were also present on the occasion.