Capt to decide on Patiala seat: Bajwa
Friday, 25/07/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140725/punjab.htm#4
Chandigarh : Congress leaders Perneet Kaur and Harminder Singh Jassi are likely to be Congress candidates from Patiala and Talwandi Sabo Vidhan Sabha constituencies, which are going to by-polls on August 21.
While the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has already pitted former Congress MLA Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu as its candidate from Talwandi Sabo, the Punjab Congress is likely to make a formal announcement regarding its candidates for Patiala and Talwandi Sabo in a day or so.
The Patiala Assembly seat had fallen vacant as Capt Amarinder Singh had quit the Assembly after being elected Member Parliament from Amritsar, the by-election was necessitated at Talwandi Sabo as former Congress MLA Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu had switched sides and joined the SAD in the run-up to the Parliamentary elections.
Sources in the Punjab Congress said the party state unit had shortlisted names of Perneet Kaur from Patiala and Harminder Singh Jassi from Talwandi Sabo even as the final decision was likely to be taken by the Congress high command on Friday.
“The decision regarding the Patiala seat has been left to Capt Amarinder Singh. The candidate will be of his choice. We have shortlisted names of Perneet Kaur and Jassi so far. The final announcement is likely to be made by the party high command on Friday,” said PPCC chief Partap Singh Bajwa.
