Sidhu, Pargat, Bains brothers announce fourth front

Chandigarh : Former BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, Olympian and Akali MLA Pargat Singh and independent legislators from Ludhiana, Balwinder Singh Bains and Simarjit Singh Bains, have announced a fourth political front to contest Punjab Assembly elections of 2017.The leaders announced the new front — named the Awaz-e-Punjab — online on Friday and later confirmed the development. The new front said it would fight the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party against the traditional politics of “deceit, corruption and moral turpitude”.Pargat Singh and Simarjit Bains shared a poster of the new front on Facebook. AAP’s beleaguered former convener Sucha Singh Chottepur is also believed to have extended his support to the new political front. Chhotepur and his supporters — HS Kingra and six of AAP’s zonal heads — will also join the front, a supporter close to the leader said.Simranjit Bains said the party would contest all 117 seats.The leaders have reportedly held several meetings over the past week.The recently formed Swaraj Party had reportedly floated the idea of a fourth front and giving a new dimension to the state’s politics.