Punjab Advocate-General Anmol Rattan Sidhu’s resignation citing personal reasons barely four months after being appointed to the post saw the Opposition parties cornering the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government over allegedly being run by the party’s high command in Delhi.
Criminal lawyer Vinod Ghai, 56, who will succeed Mr. Sidhu, will be the fifth A-G of the State in the past 10 months. Mr. Sidhu, who was appointed in March after AAP came to power, on Tuesday shared on Twitter the resignation letter he had written to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on July 19.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Minister Daljit Singh Cheema pointed out that the State’s top three officials had either quit or been replaced in a short span of time. Earlier this month, Gaurav Yadav was given charge as the State’s DGP after V.K. Bhawra sought Central deputation and went on a two-month leave. Vijay Kumar Janjua was appointed as the new Chief Secretary, replacing Anirudh Tewari.
