Deepali, Virender in the saddle on Jai Ram Thakur’s turf

Tribune News Service

Mandi, April 13

BJP councillors Deepali Jaswal and Virender Bhatt were unanimously elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Mandi Municipal Corporation today.

Earlier, councillors took oath at a simple ceremony held in the MC auditorium here. Additional Deputy Commissioner Jatin Lal administered the oath to them. Deepali had won from ward number -13 Thanehra while Virender from Ward No- 2 Purani Mandi.

Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) Minister Mahender Singh Thakur called on them to work with dedication to ensure the development of the MC area. He thanked the people of Mandi for the huge mandate given to the BJP.

He said under the leadership of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, the government had ensured overall and balanced development of the town. “Mandi will be developed as per a master plan and I assure that there will be no fund constraint,” he said.

He hoped that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor along with the councillors would come up to the expectations of the people and ensure that all development works were expedited and new facilities were created.

Sundernagar MLA Rakesh Jamwal also extended his wishes to the councillors, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.

Deepali and Virender Bhatt said they would work collectively for the development of the MC.