Give To Son, He's Been Working There: Akali Dal Leader On Party Ticket For Assembly Polls

Former minister and Akali leader Sikander Singh Maluka on Sunday refused to contest from Rampura Phul constituency after his name figured in the list of three candidates announced by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the upcoming assembly polls. Mr Maluka said the ticket should be given to his son Gurpreet Singh Maluka. The SAD on Sunday announced the names of three candidates for the 2022 assembly elections. It fielded Sikander Singh Maluka from Rampura Phul, Parkash Singh Bhatti from Bathinda Rural and Darshan Singh Kotfatta from Bhucho assembly seat. These three seats fall in Bathinda district.