Chandigarh, August 14: In a setback to the Shiromani Akali Dal, two-time MLA Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi joined the Aam Aadmi Party here on Wednesday in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Mann welcomed Sukhi into the party fold, saying he has always worked for the welfare of the downtrodden. Senior AAP leader and its national general secretary Sandeep Pathak was also present. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Takes Swipe at SAD Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Over Rift in Party.
MLA Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi Joins Aam Aadmi Party
ਅਹਿਮ ਪ੍ਰੈੱਸ ਕਾਨਫਰੰਸ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਤੋਂ Live... https://t.co/UWy8BjfNvz
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) August 14, 2024
Setback to Shiromani Akali Dal as Sukhwinder Sukhi Joins AAP
Big BLOW to SAD in Punjab
Akali Dal MLA from Banga, Dr. Sukhwinder Sukhi, being inspired from the pro-public policies of the AAP Govt, joined the Aam Aadmi Party today in presence of CM @BhagwantMann
All coming together with AAP, aimed at making 'Rangla Punjab' pic.twitter.com/QMuuK5Tuel
— AAP Punjab (@AAPPunjab) August 14, 2024
Sukhi, who is a doctor by profession, first became MLA from the Banga assembly seat in SBS Nagar district in the 2017. He was again elected as a legislator in the 2022 assembly elections on a SAD ticket.