Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has forwarded the resignation of Local Government Minister Inderbir Singh Nijjer from the Council of Ministers to Governor Banwari Lal Purohit for early acceptance.
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office on Tuesday said that in a communique to the Governor, Mann has recommended he accept the resignation of 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 has requested the Governor to accord approval to administer the Oath of Office & Secrecy to the new Ministers at 11 am on May 31 in Punjab Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh.
