Inderpreet Kaur is the wife of popular comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann, who became the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab.
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Inderpreet Kaur Grewal hails from Bhadewal (eternal), a village in Doraha Tehsil of Ludhiana District in Punjab. Some media houses also refer her as Inderjeet Kaur. He is also referred to as Preet Grewal.
Family
Parents & Siblings
Not much information is available about his parents and siblings.
Husband & Son
Inderpreet Kaur is married to Bhagwant Mann, who rose to fame as a comedian with Punjabi satirical comedy audio and video albums such as Kulfi Garma Garam (1993) and Sawdhan! Agge Bhagwant Mann (2003).
Inderpreet Kaur and Bhagwant Mann
Together, Inderpreet Kaur and Bhagwant Mann have a son named Dilshan Mann and a daughter named Seerat Kaur Mann.
Picture of Bhagwant Mann with his wife, Inderpreet Kaur, and children
After an 18-year career in the Punjabi entertainment industry, Bhagwant Mann entered politics in 2011 when he joined the Punjab People’s Party (PPP). Inderpreet has actively participated in Mann’s political journey. He used to accompany Mann to his political rallies and campaigns.
2014 Lok Sabha Elections
In 2014, Bhagwant Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). During the 2014 Indian general election in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann contested from the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab on a ticket from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Inderpreet actively participated in her husband’s political journey and delivered speeches in favor of AAP in Sangrur village to help him win.
Inderpreet Kaur delivers a speech in support of AAP in Sangrur village during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections
Bhagwant Mann won the election defeating Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, of the Shiromani Akali Dal party, by a margin of 2,11,721 votes.
Filed for divorce in 2015
In March 2015, Inderpreet Kaur and Bhagwant Mann filed for divorce in the SAS Nagar court. The application was filed under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, decree of divorce by mutual consent. As a result, the couple began to live separately. After the split, the children lived with their mother, Inderpreet, in Auburn, Washington, while Mann juggled his time between Delhi and Mohali in India. Later, Mann publicly claimed that her divorce case was not a personal matter and that she chose Punjab over her family. Known for using poetry in his political campaigns, Mann posted a poem on his Facebook Account to express his sentiments about the divorce, which read,
Jo latkeya si chiran ton o hal ho gaya, Court ch eh faisla kal ho gaya, Ek passay parivar, dujje passay si parivar, Main tan yarro Punjab de wal ho gaya.”
(The long pending issue was resolved. The court decided yesterday. I had to choose between one family and the other. I decided to go with Punjab)
The news of Inderpreet Kaur and Bhagwant Mann’s divorce left many stunned as they looked like a happy married couple in public.
Photo of Bhagwant Mann kissing his wife, Inderpreet Kaur, after his victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Sangrur, Punjab, on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket.
Many also believe that Mann is trying to get political mileage out of his divorce case.
Punjab Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Inderpreet Kaur grabbed media attention when Bhagwant Mann became AAP’s chief ministerial candidate on 18 January 2022 for the Punjab Assembly elections 2022. In February 2022, a complaint was made to the chief electoral officer of Punjab against Bhagwant Mann by a resident of Nabha, Patiala, named Harkirat Singh Sakrali, who alleged that Mann had concealed his marital status in his election affidavit. Apparently, Sakrali accused Mann of putting ‘not applicable’ in the couple column, citing that Mann was not legally divorced. Sakrali also revealed that he had noticed that Inderpreet and Mann did not appear for the second statement of motion after their divorce petition in 2015. According to information obtained by Sakrali, no judgment for divorce had been passed. While addressing the media, Dhuri returning officer Ishmit Vijay Singh claimed that he had not received any complaint against Mann. He also said,
It is not the prerogative of the electoral officer to check the marital status of a candidate unless the candidate has a serious criminal background.”
Contrary to Sakrali’s claim, the Bioprofile of 17th Lok Sabha Member Bhagwant Mann, states Mann’s marital status as ‘divorced.’
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
