Kejriwal in Punjab; former cabinet minister, SGPC member from Majha may join AAP
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Sewa Singh Sekhwan, a member of SGPC, the supreme Sikh body, founding members of Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) and former Revenue, Rehabilitation, Public Relations, Technical Education Minister in the Prakash Singh Badal led SAD BJP govt. may join Aam Admi Party (AAP),tomorrow.
As per available information, AAP supremo and chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal is coming to village Sekhwan in district Gurdaspur to meet him. He may induct Sewa Singh Sekhwan along with his Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) members into AAP.
Sekhwan is one of the founding members of Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali). He was the Education minister of Punjab under the 10 year government of Shiromani Akali Dal. He was sworn in as a cabinet minister for the second time on 26 October 2009. Sekhwan’s father Ujagar Singh Sekhwan was MLA from Kahnuwan in 1977 and 1980. He was founder of a group supporting Indian minorities and Dalits front. He remained the president of Akali Dal during the Emergency in India.
Sekhwan worked as a teacher for 14 years before entering politics after his father’s death in 1990. Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, then SAD president encouraged him to follow his father and supported him to run for Kahnuwan assembly in Gurdaspur District. He was elected MLA in 1997 from Kahnuwan. He was made Revenue, Rehabilitation and Public Relations, Minister in the Badal government.
He had quit Shiromani Akali Dal and formed the Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) party with other politicians who quit Shiromani Akali Dal such as Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, Rattan Singh Ajnala, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Harsukhinder Singh Bubby Badal.
Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) became the member of Punjab Democratic Alliance in 2018 but due to differences on seats sharing it left the alliance and joined hands with Aam Aadmi Party for Lok sabha election in Punjab.However, it failed to make consensus with AAP on seats sharing and decided to contest election alone.
August 25,2021
