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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann weds Dr. Gurpreet Kaur in Chandigarh amid family members; Delhi CM Kejriwal attends ceremony
It is Mann's second marriage. He had separated from his first wife in 2015 and has two children from his first marriage. Read more on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday tied the knot with Dr. Gurpreet Kaur at a private ceremony in Chandigarh. Close family members and AAP leaders including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, MP Raghav Chadha, and others joined in the wedding celebrations.
The wedding was solemnised according to Sikh rituals.
CM Bhagwant Mann's wife Dr Gurpreet Kaur belongs to Pehowa in Haryana's Kurukshetra. It is his second marriage. He had separated from his first wife Inderpreet Kaur in 2015 and has two children - daughter Seerat Kaur (21) and son Dilshan (17) who live in the US.
Talking to reporters ahead of the ceremony, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said, “A new chapter in CM Bhagwant Mann's life is going to start today. I congratulate Mann saab's family, his mother and sister. It will be a small function. Only family members will attend." "We all are happy that happiness has returned to Mann saab's family after a long time. It was his mother's dream to see her son getting settled again. Today, that dream is going to come true," he added.
AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also extended his wishes saying, "He is embarking on a new journey today, I wish him a happy married life."
As previously mentioned, the Punjab Chief Minister's family members, including his mother and sister, were part of the marriage solemnised according to Sikh rituals. (with Agency inputs)