SAD leader Hit to head Patna Sahib board

Ludhiana | Monday | 15th October, 2018

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The other office-bearers are: senior vice president Dr Gurmit Singh, junior vice president Inderjeet Singh, general secretary M S Dhillon and secretary M S Chhabra. Hit is former president of DSGMC and is senior vice president and core committee member of SAD. SAD had sent DSGMC general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa and MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder as observers.Sirsa played key role in getting Hit elected and no candidate was fielded against him. He is also a member of DSGMC and was nominated by it for representation in Takht Patna Sahib Board.Sirsa said other office-bearers were also affiliated to SAD. JALANDHAR: In spite of facing a rebellion , the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) managed to retain the control of Takht Patna Sahib Management Board on Sunday, as senior party leader Avtar Singh Hit was elected president of the board.Hit has replaced former SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar, who was in the board as nominee of SGPC and was elected as president around two and half years ago..