Chandigarh: Punjab assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Monday nominated chairpersons for various House committees for the 2026-27 legislative term, with all 15 panels being headed by MLAs of the serving Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab.
Key Appointments
AAP's Amritsar South MLA, Inderbir Singh Nijjar, was appointed chairman of the public accounts committee, while AAP MLA from Bathinda Urban Jagroop Singh Gill was named chairperson of the committee on public undertakings. The House committee will be headed by deputy speaker Jai Krishan Singh in his capacity as ex officio chairman.
Other Committee Heads
- Manjit Singh Bilaspur will head the committee on estimates.
- Sarvjit Kaur Manuke will chair the committee on welfare of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward classes.
- Kulwant Singh will lead the committee on local bodies.
- Budh Ram will chair the committee on panchayati raj institutions.
- Gurpreet Singh Banawali will head the committee on agriculture and allied activities.
- Sarwan Singh Dhun will chair the committee on cooperation and allied activities.
- Kulwant Singh Pandori was appointed chairman of the committee on privileges.
- Davinderjit Singh Ladi Dhos will lead the committee on government assurances.
- Kulwant Singh Sidhu will chair the committee on subordinate legislation.
These appointments reflect the AAP government's control over all key legislative committees for the upcoming term.
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