Mohali MC elections on mind, aspirants begin campaigning

Sanjay Bumbroo

Tribune News Service

Mohali, November 12

Even as political parties are yet to release the list of candidates for the coming elections to the Municipal Corporation, former councillors have started their campaigning in the city.

Aspirants of both main political parties — the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) — have started campaigning in their respective wards.

Sitting councillor from Ward No. 23 and senior Akali leader SS Dhanoa said sitting councillors would be contesting the elections on the party ticket. He said screening of candidates from the city was going on and the list would be finalised within 10 days. He said people in the city knew who had initiated development projects for the welfare of the people. He said they were sure that people would vote for their party candidates in the MC elections, likely to be held in January.

Meanwhile, sitting Congress councillors and aspirants have also started their election campaign. Senior congress leader and former councillor Kuljit Singh Bedi said the list of candidates had already been prepared and it was being finalised by Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu.

Bedi said the party would field candidates with a clean image under the supervision of Balbir Singh Sidhu and claimed that the party would sweep the elections this time.

Workers of the Aam Aadmi Party have decided to contest the elections as Independent candidates as the party has not taken a decision to select candidates for the elections to the Municipal Corporation and municipal committees in the state.

The main issues in the city are lack of local bus service, proper parking arrangements in markets and reconstruction of narrow bridges near the PCA Stadium and the nature park in Phase 9.