Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 10
Punjab Chief Minister Chanarnjit Singh Channi’s son Navjit Singh got married at a gurdwara in Mohali on Sunday.
Several leaders of the Congress—ministers, Members of Parliament, and legislators—attended the ceremony held at Sacha Dhan Gurdwara in Mohali.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu remained conspicuously absent. Sources in the party said Sidhu had flown to Jammu from Lucknow to visit Vaishno Devi with Minister Vijay Inder Singla and MLA Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal.
Punjab’s Governor Banwarilal Purohit attended the wedding. Among prominent Congress invitees were Harish Rawat, the All India Congress Committee general secretary who’s in charge of the party’s affairs in Punjab, and Finance Minister Manpreet Badal.
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh also attended the wedding.
Navjot Singh Sidhu’s absence from the wedding comes amid reports of some tension between him and the new chief minister.
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi's son gets married; Navjot Singh Sidhu gives it a miss
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