Former IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu joins BJP...
There is excitement going on regarding the lok sabha elections in Punjab. Meanwhile, on thursday (April 11), former IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu joined the BJP. Parampal can contest lok sabha elections from Bathinda. He had recently resigned from IAS. Parampal Kaur Sidhu is the daughter-in-law of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sikandar Singh Maluka. Along with Parampal, Gurmeet Singh Maluka has also joined the BJP. Gurmeet Singh Maluka is the district Panchayat President of Bathinda.
contest on Bhatinda seat
On the bathinda lok sabha seat, he may face Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal's wife and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Harsimrat Kaur was elected mp from this seat for the first time in 2009. After this, he won the elections of 2014 and 2019. It is believed that this time also Akali Dal will field Harsimrat Kaur as its candidate. aam aadmi party has made Gurmeet Singh Khudian its candidate for this seat. Whereas congress has not announced the candidate.
Who is Parampal Kaur Sidhu?
Parampal Kaur Sidhu was posted as Managing director of the punjab State Industrial Development Corporation. He had sent his resignation to Chief Secretary Anurag Verma. Sidhu was scheduled to retire in October. She was a punjab Civil services officer and was promoted to IAS in january 2016. According to the report of indian Express, Maluka, who was the education minister, was trying to get SAD ticket for the elections, but he did not get the ticket. Voting will be held in the last phase of lok sabha elections in punjab on june 1. There are 13 lok sabha seats in punjab and there is a contest between congress, aam aadmi party, BJP, and Akali Dal.
