BATHINDA, Feb. 22 -- Bathinda deputy mayor Harmandar Singh, a senior Congress leader of the district, has resigned amid the development that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership is planning to remove the senior deputy mayor and his deputy.

Singh said that he tendered his resignation to the municipal commissioner and Bathinda deputy commissioner, Showkat Ahmad Parray, on Thursday evening.

His resignation will be subjected to approval by the House.

On February 5, the first-time councillor Padamjeet Singh Mehta was elected as Bathinda mayor. He was the first AAP leader elected on the party symbol in the municipality. He had won with the support from councillors across party lines, including members of the Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SA...