Though the Moga seat is finally safe and sound with former DGP Paramdeep Singh Gill,the journey for the former cop may not be as smooth as it has been till date. Gill for one will have to take along with him Jathedar Tota Singh,his son Barjinder Singh Brar alias Makhanand and many small time local Akali leaders like Devinder Singh Raniya and his brother. The tough part will be bringing in Makhan,as the latter too was aspiring for the Moga seat He had even sent 22 councillors to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to plead his case. Moga has traditionally been Jathedar Tota Singhs seat. He lost the last elections to Congress MLA Joginderpal Jain. While the Jathedar who is one of the seniormost leaders in SAD today and a contemporary of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal quietly shifted his base to neighbouring Dharmkot,when told to do the same,his son Makhan Brar did not take things lying down. The former DGP has always backed on his family legacy that he claims will help him win this seat. On the surface,this seems to be quite right,specially when coupled with the fact that sitting MLA Joginder Pal Jain too has to face a lot of infighting within the Congress. Gill has always maintained: We are ensuring that Moga finds its due place on the map of Punjab and India. A steady flow of grants has come to this town after I came here which has initiated many development tasks were lying in limbo all this time. However,according to a Gill detractor Where was Gill all these years? He never came to Moga and if he wins,he will not stay here. We do not want an MLA who is stationed either in Chandigarh or abroad. There is no doubt that someone from the Brar family would have been a good choice. Makhan Brar for now seems to have compromised with the situation. I cannot go against the party. It is not possible that my father Jathedar Tota Singh fights elections on SAD symbol and I break away. For now,all my attention is concentrated on Dharmkot where we have a tough fight with Sukhjit Singh Lohgarh,who deserted SAD and joined Congress, he said.
