Sekhon’s wife, relative won from Bajidpur, Ferozeshah Zila Parishad seats

In the Ghall Khurd block of Ferozepur, Sekhon had fielded 23 candidates for the Block Samiti polls. Of these, fourteen had won till the time of filing the report.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) did not field candidates against those backed by Sekhon, extending its support.

Joginder Singh Jindu said, “We did not field candidates against Sekhon’s family members and other candidates supported by him. Despite alleged misuse of power by the administration and attempts by AAP MLA Rajnish Dahiya to derail the campaign, the results are before everyone.” Jindu is the SAD president of the Ferozepur unit and former MLA from Ferozepur Rural.

Gurpreet Singh Sekhon said, “I am thankful to Shiromani Akali Dal for supporting me wholeheartedly…they helped us throughout the campaign.”

Sekhon, a resident of Ferozepur’s Mudki village, is one of the masterminds of the sensational Nabha jail break incident of 2016. He was in the news recently after his preventive detention by Ferozepur police on December 11 following a complaint by AAP sarpanch Mandeep Singh, who alleged threat from him. However, Sekhon was released on December 12 after directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court after his mother had filed a petition.

Once among Punjab’s most-wanted gangsters, he is currently out on bail and has been attempting to reinvent himself as a political and social figure. Over the past two years, he has been involved in local welfare activities and has distributed ration, cattle feed and relief material to farmers during the floods.

Earlier, Sekhon had announced his intention to contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.