Chandigarh: In many countries of the world including India, Diwali was celebrated with grandeur on the evening of 24 October. From common people to special people, there was a lot of enthusiasm and eagerness about this festival. VIPs of the political world also celebrated this festival of lights in a special way and wished their fans. While PM Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with army soldiers in Kargil this time too, the Chief Ministers of the state celebrated Deepotsav at their respective homes. 

The festival was also very special for Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. Actually, this is the first Diwali of Bhagwant Mann after his second marriage with Gurpreet Mann. Let us tell you that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann married Dr Gurpreet Kaur in the month of July. Bhagwant Mann is the first politician of Punjab who got married while being CM. The marriage of Bhagwant Mann and Gurpreet took place in a local Gurdwara, according to Sikh traditions. Only a select few were invited to this simple program. 

Gurpreet Kaur, the wife of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, is originally from Pehowa in Haryana. She is a doctor by profession. She has done her medical studies from a medical college in Ambala. Gurpreet Mann has 3 sisters. In which two elder sisters live in America and Australia. At the same time, Gurpreet Kaur's father Inderjit Singh also has Canadian citizenship. The father of CM's wife has been the village head and is the owner of more than 40 acres of agricultural land. While Gurpreet's mother is a housewife. Bhagwant Mann and Gurpreet met for the first time in 2019. At that time Mann was an MP from Sangrur parliamentary constituency.

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