Balkar Singh and Khudian to be sworn in as new Ministers
Chandigarh, May 30-
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has forwaded the resignation of Local Government Minister Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjer from the Council of Ministers to the Governor Banwari Lal Purohit for early acceptance.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that in a communique to the Governor, Bhagwant Mann has impressed upon him to accept the resignation of Dr Nijjer, who has resigned on personal grounds, from Cabinet. The Chief Minister has also proposed the names Balkar Singh, MLA
Kartarpur, and Gurmeet Singh Khudian, MLA Lambi, for inducting them as Cabinet Ministers. He had requested the Governor to accord kind approval to administer the Oath of Office & Secrecy to the new Ministers at 11 am on May 31 in Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh.
