Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, March 11
As a war of words erupted between former SAD minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon and former party MLA Virsa Singh Valtoha recently, holding of meetings in Patti and Khemkaran constituencies by them is being watched closely in political circles across the state.
Fissures in Cong
Fissures are also being seen in the local unit of the Congress. Party MLA Ramanjit Singh Sikki is representing Khadoor Sahib, but there are other aspirants also for the 2022 poll. He is not on a good equation with the Khadoor Sahib MP. Sikki was conspicuous by his absence during the Lok Sabha poll as well.
This has led to new alignments in the SAD's district unit on the Tarn Taran and Khadoor Sahib seats. Kairon had represented the Patti constituency four times consecutively since 1997, while Valtoha remained two-time MLA from Khemkaran (Bhikhiwind).
While addressing meetings at a few villages of the Khemkaran constituency on Wednesday, Kairon said one member of his family had decided to contest from the Khemkaran seat in the 2022 elections.
He said the decision was taken during a family meeting. He has covered more than 15 villages of the Khemkaran constituency in the past three days.
Gurmukh Singh Ghulla, Kairon's political secretary, said the Khemkaran constituency had been divided into 14 circles for which Rachhpal Singh Punian was nominated as the president. The family had formed the Kairon Youth Group to launch political activities in the area.
During the past 10-year rule of the SAD-BJP, Kairon's wife Parneet Kaur had remained active in the constituency in the absence of her husband. Kairon's younger brother, Gurpartap Singh Kairon, too, was seen active. These two family members are considered as the possible candidates. Meanwhile, Valtoha said on Thursday that he was not taking Kairon's activity seriously. He called the meetings by Kairon in Khemkaran as a "flop show".
from The Tribune https://ift.tt/3qCwZec
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