Navjot Singh placated, wife appointed Chairperson PWC
a surprise move Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singhtoday appointed Dr Navjot Kaur, former MLA Amritsar and wife of Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh as Director and Chairperson of state procurement agency, Punjab Warehousing Corporation.This move of the Capt led congress government is seems to placate its senior leaders.
Capt. Amarinder Singh, Chief Minsiter Punjab himself handed over the appointment letter to Dr Navjot Kaur in the presence of her husband Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Tript Rajinder Bajwa.
She is the first to get an appointment letter, after the recent cabinet expansion. After this expansion many leaders roused their voice against the high command. It seems she is compensated for sacrificing a ticket during the last assembly elections
In the coming days many senior leaders are expected to be adjusted in board, corporations who were either denied ticket in the assembly elections or not able to book their berth in the recent cabinet expansion.This include Dalit and OBC leaders and MLAs, who have been trying their luck and knocking at the door of senior leadership at Delhi.
Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister took to Twitter to congratulate Navjot Kaur on her appointment as Director and Chairperson. “I wish her all the best and look forward to her contribution in strengthening the Corporation and it’s functioning,”.
