The Congress high command appointed former India hockey captain Pargat Singh as the new president of the Pradesh Congress Committee. He replaces Amrinder Singh Raja Warring in this key role. As a sitting MLA from Jalandhar Cantonment, Singh brings years of political experience to lead the party in Punjab moving forward.
The Congress high command has appointed former India hockey Captain and sitting MLA from Jalandhar Cantonment, Pargat Singh, as the new president of Pradesh Congress Committee following the resignation of Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.
Pargat Singh (aged 62) is a former Indian hockey captain and Punjab Police officer. He has represented the Jalandhar Cantonment constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly since 2012 and served as a cabinet minister in the brief tenure of Charanjit Singh Channi as Chief Minister. He is currently the AICC Secretary in charge of Jammu and Kashmir.