Chandigarh: Dismissing all speculations regarding his electoral debut in the Sangrur by-elections, slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's father Balkaur Singh on Saturday said he had no intention of contesting polls. "I have a request for you all. Kindly do not pay any attention to rumours going around on social media. I have no desire to contest any elections," he said in a video clip.
The comment comes after speculations arose about Singh contesting the Sangrur by-elections. The clip further shows Singh requesting all to appear for Moose Wala's Bhog ceremony. "All of you should come. My son's Bhog ceremony is on June 8. I want to speak to everyone, but really unable to right now," he said.
Moose Wala was shot dead by assailants on May 29 in his ancestral village of Moosa, in Punjab's Mansa district. The idea of getting Singh elected to Rajya Sabha arose after noted economist Sardara Singh Johl proposed the idea via a Facebook live session on Friday. "I feel it may be a bit helpful consolation if the father of Sidhu Moosewala is persuaded to be elected in by-election to the Parliament from Sangrur constituency unopposed," he had said.
This had been further supported by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, who tweeted out, saying he 'supported it' and that parties should come forward putting 'politics of one-upmanship aside'. The Sangrur seat has been vacant ever since CM Bhagwant Mann won the elections from the Dhuri assembly constituency in the 2021 Punjab elections.
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(With agency inputs)
