Badals to attend only guv’s address

CHANDIGARH: Former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal will attend only the Punjab governor’s address during the forthcoming session of 15th Vidhan Sabha. The session is of four days.

Badals will be taking oath in the office of the speaker and not VS. Speaker has power to allow any member from taking oath of office inside his chambers.

Sources close to Badals said the father-son duo will attend the session only for a day, on March 28. Sukhbir, who was chosen as legislature party leader of SAD said he has deputed ex- revenue minister Bikram Majithia, exfinance minister Parminder Dhindsa and ex- chief parliamentary secretary Pawan Teenu to speak on the governor’s address from the party’s behalf.