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INdIAN ovERsEAs CoNGREss, UsA
party congratulates Sangat Singh Gilzian

for joining as Cabinet minister and punjab

pCC working president

our Bureau
New York, NY
I USA has congratulated
ndian Overseas Congress,

Sardar Sangat Singh Gilzian
for his induction into the Cab-
inet in Punjab under the newly
appointed Chief Minister Cha-
ranjit Singh Channi. Belong-
ing to the Lubana community
that falls in other Backward
Classes (OBC), it was a time
for recognition and redemp-
tion for Mr. Gilzian after being
snubbed by Captain Amarinder
Singh during the last cabinet ex- 2007, he was denied a ticket by Considered a leader strong- Mohinder Singh Gilzian is the
pansion. Mr. Gilzian has com- Congress and had contested as ly connected with his elector- President of the Indian Over-
plained at the time that the par- a rebel from the Tanda Urmur ate, Gilzian is among those who seas Congress, USA.
ty was ignoring the backward Assembly segment and won. were among the first from Pun- Mr. Sangat Singh Gilzian re-
class. With no political background, jab to tap the social media to mained a loyal friend of the In-
The MLA, who represents Gilzian is first from his family to fortify his election campaign in dian Overseas Congress, USA,
Tanda Urmur seat in the foray into politics some three 2007 through pre-recorded tele- and participated in several
Hoshiarpur District, was re- decades ago after winning three phone calls. This he had done functions during his visits to the
warded with the post of working consecutive Assembly elections after being denied the Congress United States.
President when the PCC was since 2007 and is considered ticket from Tanda Urmur. IOCUSA wishes him well as
reorganized under Navjot Singh one of the strong leaders from His father was an agricultur- he brings forth the long-stand-
Sidhu as the new PCC Presi- Doaba region. He has served ist, while Gilzian owned a rice ing grievances of the OBCs in
dent. Mr. Gilzian is a maverick as sarpanch of the village of sheller before joining politics. Punjab to the front and center
in his own right, as he proved Gilzian for 15 years prior to his One of his brothers who has of the political dialogue once
time and time again, and in winning the Assembly election. settled in the United States, Mr. again.

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