Brahmpura to file papers today, Sikki on Jan 27

Tarn Taran : Congress candidate from Khadoor Sahib, Ramanjit Singh Sikki, will file his nomination papers on January 27, while SAD candidate Ravinder Singh Brahmpura will submit his tomorrow.SAD president Sukhbir Badal and other leaders will accompany Brahmpura on the occasion. APP rebels Bhai Baldeep Singh and Suhel Singh will contest as independent candidates. Meanwhile, accusing the Akali Dal for having deviated from the Sikh tenets, Gurbani singer-turned-politician Bhai Baldeep Singh has claimed that he is the true Panthic face in the byelection. Addressing the media in Amritsar today, Bhai Baldeep, who is contesting the bypoll as an independent candidate, said Khadoor Sahib had an extraordinary association with Guru Nanak’s ideology as the Guru had chosen Bhai Lehna of Khadoor Sahib village as his successor instead of his two illustrious sons Baba Sri Chand and Baba Lakhmi Chand.He said the Akali Dal leaders had not bothered to learn this simple lesson and were instead promoting their family members. “So is the case with Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, son of sitting MP of Khadoor Sahib Ranjit Singh Brahmpura,” he said.He alleged all Akali leaders were projecting their near and dear ones to secure plum posts in the government. Claiming the support of non-political Panthic groups, he said he would work to restore the dignity of the Sikh institutions.He accused the ruling government of forcibly evicting Anad Foundation, a music academy, from the historical Qila Sarai of Kapurthala. He alleged many belongings of the academy, including an AC, was sold by the police.