‘Democracy saved’: AAP MLA’s son, Cong councillor elected to Ludhiana civic body’s F&CC

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AAP councillor Yuvraj Singh Sidhu and Congress’ Gaurav Bhatti on Saturday won the election to the two vacant seats in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s Finance and Contractual Committee (F&CC), after the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered that the members be elected rather than nominated.

Calling the outcome a “win of democracy”, senior BJP leader Parveen Bansal said the High Court’s intervention had prevented the “arbitrary” appointment of the sons of two AAP MLAs to the committee. Bhatti had argued that under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, the two members were required to be elected by councillors.

Ludhiana MC Commissioner Ojasvi Alankar said the election was conducted through secret ballot using the STV system. The Punjab MC Act clearly says that the councillors have to elect the two F&CC members ‘amongst themselves’,” Bhatti said.

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AAP councillor Yuvraj Singh Sidhu and Congress’ Gaurav Bhatti on Saturday won the election to the two vacant seats in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation’s Finance and Contractual Committee (F&CC), after the Punjab…
Bhatti had argued that under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, the two members were required to be elected by councillors.
Ludhiana MC Commissioner Ojasvi Alankar said the election was conducted through secret ballot using the STV system.
The Punjab MC Act clearly says that the councillors have to elect the two F&CC members ‘amongst themselves’,” Bhatti said.
Calling the outcome a “win of democracy”, senior BJP leader Parveen Bansal said the High Court’s intervention had prevented the “arbitrary” appointment of the sons of two AAP MLAs to the committee.

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