Shwait Mailk to assume office as BJP Punjab president on April 8

Author(s): Rajat KumarShwait Mailk. Jalandhar, April 4, 2018: The newly appointed president to BJP Punjab Shwait Mailk (Member Parliament) will assume office as the state party president on April 8. Sources told that Mailk would take the...

Shwait Mailk to assume office as BJP Punjab president on April 8
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Shwait Mailk.

Jalandhar, April 4, 2018: The newly appointed president to BJP Punjab Shwait Mailk (Member Parliament) will assume office as the state party president on April 8.
Sources told that Mailk would take the charge at the party’s state office in Chandigarh at 10am on April 8.
Malik remained Mayor of Amritsar from 2007 to 2012. He was appointed as Rajya Sabha candidate in March 2016 and now he has been appointed as President BJP Punjab. He succeeds Union Minister Vijay Sampla.
Known for his soft spoken, a hard worker Er.Shwait Malik had carried out series of Development Works during his tenure as Mayor of Amritsar.
Punjab BJP leaders have hailed the appointment of Malik as the party state president. Senior party leader Reena Jaitley(Amritsar) said that it is a great honour to Amritsar with the Malik’s appointment. She added the party workers in Amritsar were in a jubilant mood with the appointment of Malik. She said the party leaders in Amritsar and throughout Punjab have hailed the appointment of Malik.

Another report from Chandigarh said:
Punjab Bhartiya Janata Party’s newly-appointed president and Rajya Sabha MP, Shwait Malik will formally assume office on April 8. Malik’s crowning ceremony will take place at 10:30 am at the state party headquarters in Chandigarh.

Divulging details, Punjab BJP secretary Vineet Joshi said that after meeting the party cadres from all over the state, the newly-appointed state chief will, in his inaugural address, list out his priorities for strengthening the party in the state.

BJP’s National General Secretary (Organisation) Ram Lal, state party incharge Prabhat Jha, National vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna, National secretary Arun Chug, outgoing state party president and Union Minister Vijay Sampla and former state party presidents- Madan Mohan Mittal, Manoranjan Kalia, Prof. Rajinder Bhandari, Ashwini Sharma, and Kamal Sharma will specially attend the ceremony and guide the party workers.

BJP MLAs- Dinesh Singh Babbu, Arun Narang and Som Prakash Kainth along with Pathankot Mayor Anil Vausdva, Hoshiarpur Mayor Shiv Sood, Phagwara Mayor Arun Khosla will also grace the event with their presence.
(Updated on April 5, 2018)

Date: 
Wednesday, April 4, 2018