Renovating school is young woman sarpanch’s priority

A 31-year-old Baljit Kaur, M.Com and a Deputy Branch Manager in a private bank, is the new sarpanch of Sidhupur village, Lohian. For her, being a sarpanch is not about boasting about the post, but to do works by taking everyone along.

“I was never interested in politics, but, my husband was. He only encouraged me to fight for the post,” Baljit, mother of a five-year-old shared.

“I believe in unity and want the support of entire village,” she said. “My father is a retired government employee and none of the my family member was into politics. But, here, the inclination has been towards politics. I am happy and will do everything for my village,” she further said.

MP’s brother is Manjhi sarpanch

Hoshiarpur: Member of Parliament Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal's brother Dr Jatinder registered a victory in the election for sarpanch at Manjhi village. The villagers burst firecrackers and distributed laddus to express their joy. The MP expressed the hope that Dr Jatinder's win will spell development for the village. — OC

Ex-ZP member elected sarpanch

Hoshiarpur: Kiranjit Singh Malhi was felicitated by villagers on becoming Sarpanch of village Bassi Kikran. Kiranjit Singh received 317 votes out of 337. Malhi who has been a member of the Zila Parishad said that he will work hard to develop the village and maintain mutual brotherhood. — OC