By PTI
CHANDIGARH: AAP candidates famous environmentalist Balbir Singh Seechewal and entrepreneur-social activist Vikramjit Singh Sahney have been elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Punjab, an official stated Friday.
Friday was the final day for the withdrawal of candidature for June 10 polls and no candidates took again their names until 3 pm.
Seechewal and Sahney have been declared winners unopposed, Returning Officer-cum-Secretary, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Surinder Pal stated.
The Aam Aadmi Party had nominated Seechewal and Sahney for the 2 Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
The time period of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab Ambika Soni (Congress) and Balwinder Singh Bhunder (Shiromani Akali Dal) is because of expire on July 4.
The final day for filling the nominations was May 31 whereas the scrutiny of nominations was carried out on June 1.
Seechewal is understood for his efforts to wash the 160-km lengthy holy rivulet Kali Bein rivulet in Kapurthala’s Sultanpur Lodhi.
Sikhs imagine that Guru Nanak Dev, the founding father of Sikhism, acquired enlightenment after taking a dip in Kali Bein.
Seechewal’s work was additionally applauded by the late President APJ Abdul Kalam who visited him at his village Seechewal twice.
Known as ‘Eco Baba’, he was hailed as one of many high 30 ‘Heroes of the Environment’ on the planet by Times Magazine.
Vikramjit Singh Sahney is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist.
He is the worldwide president of the World Punjabi Organisation which is useful in 22 international locations with an goal to foster social, financial and cultural bonds.
Sahney had helped in evacuating 500 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs by sending three chartered flights at his personal expense to Kabul in Afghanistan after its Taliban takeover.
He had additionally coordinated with varied ministries like External Affairs for his or her quick evacuation.
In March, the AAP had nominated former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, AAP chief Raghav Chadha, Lovely Professional University founder Ashok Mittal, former IIT Delhi college Sandeep Pathak and industrialist Sanjeev Arora for Rajya Sabha.
They all have been elected unopposed.
