Buoyed by bypoll win, AAP gears up for Jalandhar MC elections
Hindustan TimesAfter recording a landslide victory in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, an upbeat Aam Aadmi Party has started bracing for impending local bodies elections in five municipal corporations including Jalandhar and 41 municipal councils in the state. MP Sushil RInku said the Jalandhar MC gets a major shot in the arm with approval of funds worth ₹ 95.16-crore for overall development of the city Chief minister Bhagwant Mann has already approved funds worth ₹95.16-crore for Jalandhar during his maiden visit on May 17 post party’s victory in the bypoll. Even Punjab local bodies minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar along with newly elected AAP MP Sushil Rinku, who once had been a councillor himself, held meetings with the top officials of Jalandhar MC on May 16 and directed them to ensure completion of pending developments works within stipulated time. MP Sushil RInku said the Jalandhar MC gets a major shot in the arm with approval of funds worth ₹95.16-crore for overall development of the city.