Punjab Cabinet expansion on September 26
The Hindu
Chief Minister Channi meets Governor Purohit
Punjab Chief Minister on Saturday said that expansion of his Cabinet of Ministers will take place on September 26.
Mr. Channi after meeting Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit here, said he intimated the Governor about expansion of his Cabinet and the Governor has assigned the time for September 26. “Tomorrow all the Ministers will take oath of office,” he said on Saturday.
Officially the announcement of new Ministers has not yet taken place. However, sources said the new faces likely to be included are Raj Kumar Verka, Pargat Singh, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Gurkirat Kotli, Rana Gurjit Singh and Kuljit Nagra. The Ministers from the former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’ Cabinet, who could be left out include Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Gurpreet Singh Kangar.