Chandigarh, 29/1: Manohar Singh, brother of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, on Friday filed his nomination as an independent candidate from the Bassi Pathana assembly seat in the state. Congress has fielded sitting MLA Gurpreet Singh GP from Bassi Pathana seat in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Singh had earlier said that he would contest the assembly seat as an independent candidate after not getting a party ticket.
Singh told reporters today that he is contesting from this seat as per the wishes of the people of Bassi Pathana. Responding to a question, Singh said he had no resentment against anyone and there was “no rebellion”. Singh had resigned as senior medical officer from Sadar Hospital in Kharar last year. Recently, Jaswinder Singh Dhaliwal, cousin brother of CM Channi, had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party
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