Chandigarh, March 11

Advocate-General Deepinder Singh Patwalia submitted his resignation on Friday afternoon. The resignation came a day after the ruling Congress suffered a resounding defeat in the Assembly elections.

In his letter to the Governor, Patwalia wrote: “Keeping with the long-standing Constitutional convention, I, hereby, tender my resignation from the post of the Advocate-General, Punjab.” —

Patwalia quits as AG
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