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Former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Charanjit Atwal resigns from Akali Dal

He represented the Phillaur constituency of Punjab in the 14th Lok Sabha and was a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) political party.

ANI Apr 19, 2023 15:49 IST googleads

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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 19 (ANI): Senior Akali Dal leader and former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal has resigned from the primary membership of Akali Dal.
Atwal sent his resignation to the party president on Wednesday.
Charanjit Singh Atwal, born on 15 March 1937, was the Deputy Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004 to 2009.
He represented the Phillaur constituency of Punjab in the 14th Lok Sabha and was a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He was also the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly twice.
It is noteworthy, Charanjit's son Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal along with several others from Punjab, joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Sunday. They were formally inducted into the BJP in the presence of senior BJP leaders at the party's national headquarters in the Capital on Sunday. (ANI)

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