Sher Singh Gagowal's family again seeks Congress ticket from Mansa

Mansa, December 31

After the sudden emergence of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala as the main contender for the Congress ticket from Mansa, the family of late Congress leader Sher Singh Gagowal has again sought the ticket from the party high command. It today again held a show of strength here.

Gurpreet Kaur, daughter-in-law of Sher Singh Gagowal, said her family had served the Congress for three generations. “We faced oppression during the rule of Opposition parties, but never turned our back on the Congress,” she said. Arshdeep Singh Michael Gagowal, a member of the Mansa Zila Parishad, said workers would never accept the ticket being given to someone who joined the party recently. The family had earlier also claimed the ticket and several leaders had expressed opposition to Moosewala. PCC general secretary Balwinder Narang said the Congress would not tolerate any “parachute candidate”. — TNS