Anmol Gagan Maan Resigns As Punjab AAP MLA, Quits Politics: 'My Heart Is Heavy...'
Maan, who was the MLA from the Kharar constituency, sent her resignation to Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan
AAP leader Anmol Gagan Maan on Saturday resigned from the Punjab Assembly and announced that she is quitting politics.
Maan, who was the MLA from the Kharar constituency, sent her resignation to Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan.
In a post in Punjabi on X, she wrote, 'My heart is heavy, but I have decided to step away from politics. I request the Hon'ble Speaker to accept my resignation from the position of MLA. My best wishes remain with the party. I hope the Punjab Government lives up to the expectations of the people."
ਦਿਲ ਭਾਰੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਮੈਂ ਸਿਆਸਤ ਛੱਡਣ ਦਾ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਲਿਆ ਹੈ।ਮੇਰਾ MLA ਦੇ ਅਹੁਦੇ ਤੋਂ ਸਪੀਕਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਸਤੀਫਾ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ।ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਸ਼ੁਭਕਾਮਨਾਵਾਂ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਨਾਲ ਹਨ । ਮੈਨੂੰ ਓਮੀਦ ਹੈ, ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਉਮੀਦਾਂ ਤੇ ਖਰੀ ਉਤਰੇਗੀ |— Anmol Gagan Maan Sohi (@AnmolGaganMann) July 19, 2025
Maan, a singer-turned-politician, was elected from Kharar in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. She did not give any reason for her resignation. There was no immediate response from the Aam Aadmi Party as well.
Maan had joined AAP in July 2020 and was later made co-president of the party's youth wing. She sang a campaign song in praise of party leader Arvind Kejriwal before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. In those elections, she defeated Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Ranjit Singh Gill in the Kharar seat by a margin of 37,885 votes.
After her victory, she was appointed as a minister in the Bhagwant Mann-led government and was given charge of tourism and culture, investment promotion, labour, and hospitality.
However, in September 2024, she was among four ministers dropped from the Cabinet. Maan, who hails from Mansa district, married advocate Shahbaaz Singh Sohi in June 2024.
Before entering politics, she was well known for her Punjabi songs such as Suit, Ghaint Purpose, and Sherni
(With inputs from PTI)
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