JALANDHAR: Mr. Iqbal Singh, MP, Coming out openly against the installation of Mr, Kanwarjit Singh, son of the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr, Hareharan Singh Brar, as chairman of the Congress Bhawan Trust, said that he was not in favor of the appointment as it should have gone to an experienced person. Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Iqbal Singh said that instead of the chief minister’s son, the widow of Mr Beant Singh, Mrs. Jaswant Kaur, should have been considered. Expressing displeasure over the development, he said that he had not been invited for the trust meeting, at which Mr; Kanwarjit Singh was made a member.
It is also reliably learnt that a meeting of some of the trustees was called last week under the president ship of Dr, Lakh Raj in Chandigarh, where Mr, Kanwarjit Singh was made a member by majority vote.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 24, 1996
