Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) on Wednesday announced five more candidates for the forthcoming Punjab assembly elections, including two jailed associates of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh — actor-turned-activist Daljit Singh Kalsi from Ajnala assembly constituency and Gurmeet Singh Bukanwala from Moga.
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The announcements were made at a press conference here by the members of the party’s parliamentary board and Faridkot MP Sarabjit Singh Khalsa. The other candidates include Darshan Singh Shivalik for Gill constituency in Ludhiana, Jagjit Singh, alias Baba Jagga, from Kapurthala and Rachhpal Singh Sosan from Kotkapura. Kalsi is currently lodged in Goindwal Sahib jail, while Bukanwala is in Bathinda jail. The latest announcement came days after the party named Satwant Singh, son of Kehar Singh — who was convicted of conspiracy in the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and subsequently hanged to death — as its first candidate for the state assembly polls from the Bassi Pathana constituency in Fatehgarh Sahib district.
“Five-member committees will be set up in both Moga and Ajnala segments to run a campaign for the two candidates under the supervision of the parliamentary board”, the party said.
