AAP-majority Kharar MC Ousts SAD Chief in No-Confidence Vote

Councillors requested the EO to introduce the motion, claiming that Longia no longer had majority support

- Hillary Victor

MOHALI: Four years after the municipal council (MC) elections in Kharar, 18 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors, along with local MLAs Anmol Gagan Maan and Dr. Charanjeet Singh, ousted MC president Jaspreet Kaur Longia of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) through a no-confidence motion during the council meeting on Friday.

The Kharar MC has representation of two MLAs — Anmol Gagan Maan from Kharar and Dr. Charanjeet Singh from Chamkaur Sahib.

The AAP councillors tabled the no-confidence motion against Longia. Of the total 27 councillors, only 21 attended the meeting, including all 18 AAP members and three from the Opposition, including the president herself.

As per the Punjab Municipal Act, once a no-confidence motion is approved in the House, the president ceases to hold office.