Ex-Congress MLA Raminder Awla joins Akali Dal, stirring fresh ticket row

Former Congress MLA Raminder Awla has joined the Shiromani Akali Dal, reviving a fresh row over party tickets in Punjab. Awla formally joined the party in Chandigarh in the presence of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Senior Akali leader and party vice-president Parmbans Singh Bunty Romana was also present at the induction.