Will campaign for Badal family’s defeat: Brahmpura

ROPAR: Ranjit Singh Brahmpura, president, SAD (Taksali), said though his party had not fielded any candidate from Bathinda and Ferozepur, he would campaign there for the defeat of the Badal family. Referring to Bargari and Behbal Kalan firing incidents and pardon to Dera Sacha Sauda chief, the Khadoor Sahib MP claimed that Badal’s had committed a great sin and he along with other party leaders would go to Bathinda and Ferozepur to urge people not to vote for them. TNS

Sampla should support party candidate: Badal

Muktsar: Reacting to the BJP’s sitting MP from Hoshiarpur Vijay Sampla’s displeasure over denial of ticket to him, former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Lambi here on Wednesday said Sampla should have come out among firsts in the support of party candidate. “The party made him (Sampla) an MP, a minister. If he didn’t get the ticket, still he should have come out in support of the party’s choice, say that I am here for your support,” said Badal. TNS

Sukhbir, Puri to file nomination on April 26

Ferozepur: SAD-BJP candidate from Ferozepur Sukhbir Singh Badal is set to file nomination papers on April 26. Charanjit Singh Brar, Officer on Special Duty, said before filing the papers, Sukhbir will seek blessings at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Besides, diplomat-turned-politician Hardeep Singh Puri will also file his nomination papers for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat here on April 26. He is likely to arrive here on Thursday. OC

Money Meter

Kewal Singh Dhillon 

Sangrur, Congress

• Dhillon may have just Rs 4,000 as cash in hand, but his bank deposits are more than Rs 20 crore as he declared his total assets on Wednesday
• He has done BA-I from Barnala college. He owns luxury vehicle Lexus worth Rs 23 lakh 

Total assets Rs 131 crore

MOVABLE Rs 50.59 crore

• He declared his total assets, including that of his wife Manjit Kaur Dhillon, worth Rs 131 crore
• Among movable assets, the Congress candidate has shown cash in hand worth Rs 4,000 and that of his wife at Rs 7.1 lakh
• Dhillon’s bank deposits were over Rs 20 crore and his wife’s were over Rs 10.31 crore, as per the affidavit
• Both possess gold jewellery, diamonds and watches over Rs 3 crore

IMMOVABLE Rs 79.96 crore

• Among immovable assets, Dhillon declared flats and apartments in Chandigarh, Delhi, Gurgaon and Spain

Mohammad Sadiq 

Faridkot, Congress

• Famous Punjabi folksinger, Sadiq declared his total assets worth Rs 2 crore as he filed his nomination papers on Wednesday
• Sadiq, who has sung many hit songs in his 

40-year-old career, has shown movable assets worth Rs 94.93 lakh

• His assets include Rs 73.5 lakh in banks, Rs 3 lakh cash, two cars , jewellery worth Rs 2.9 lakh and immovable property of Rs 1.03 crore 
• He does not own any agriculture land. Sadiq has declared two residential buildings and non-agriculture land in Ludhiana 
• He has attended just primary school

Total assets Rs 2 crore 

Movable Rs 94.93 lakh 

Immovable Rs 1.03 crore 

With inputs from PTI