The Election Commission of India (ECI) has withdrawn the appointment of actor Sonu Sood because the state icon of Punjab, officers mentioned on Friday. The ballot panel had appointed him for the position in November 2020.
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Karuna Raju confirmed that the appointment was withdrawn on January 4.
In the latest previous, Sood had visited Punjab a number of instances and met political figures together with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
He had additionally held a press convention a couple of weeks again wherein it was introduced that his sister would contest the Punjab Assembly elections. However, she didn’t specify which occasion she would be a part of.
There can also be widespread hypothesis that the actor himself will contest, a declare that has been repeatedly denied by him.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
