Punjab (The Stellar News): Punjab’s Advocate General office is again facing instability as Senior Advocate Anmol Rattan Sidhu resigns as Punjab Advocate General citing “Personal Issues”. Senior Advocate Vinod Ghai, will replace Adv. Sidhu and had at one point of time appeared for Punjab’s Former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini. The former top cop is otherwise an accused in Behbal Kalan Police firing case.
Ghai, who will be fifth AG in 10 months, has also appeared on behalf of Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. He also represented Former Health Minister in AAP-led Punjab Government Vijay Singla during the hearing of his regular bail plea in a corruption case registered against him.
Sidhu was the fourth Advocate-General to be appointed by the state of Punjab in less than a year. Following the resignation of AG Atul Nanda after then CM Capt Amarinder Singh stepped down from the post, senior advocate APS Deol was appointed in September last year. Deol, too, resigned from the post in November last year after which senior advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia was appointed to the coveted post.
