Dera Baba Nanak MlA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa’s elder brother and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee’s (PPCC) permanent invitee Inderjit Singh Randhawa on Tuesday bid adieu to the party. He resigned after his son Deepinder Randhawa, who is Punjab Youth Congress secretary, was denied ticket.
Inderjit, who had applied for a Congress ticket for his son either from Fatehgarh Churian or Dera Baba Nanak assembly constituencies, declared that he would contest the polls, and would soon make a formal announcement of joining a political front.
“I would contest elections from the Dera Baba Nanak constituency…I am in touch with third front parties and within a couple of days, I will make a formal announcement of joining a political front,” said Inderjit.
With him, Deepinder Randhawa, 294 office-bearers including Dera Baba Nanak Youth Congress chief Jatinder Kumar Gora and district president of the National Students Union of India Gursimranjeet Singh Randhawa, also tendered their resignations.