Cong names three more for Bathinda civic body election

Bathinda, January 1

The Congress on Friday announced the names of three more candidates for the forthcoming Bathinda Municipal Corporation elections.

Senior party leader Raj Nambardar’s son Vivek Garg has been fielded from ward 14, while former councillor Santosh Mahant will contest from ward 21. Party leader Parvinder Singh Sidhu’s wife Veerpal Kaur has been fielded from ward 9.

With this, the Congress has announced candidates for 25 of the total 50 wards.

Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, who held a meeting with party workers here, said candidates for the remaining wards would be announced soon. — TNS