PRESS NOTE

PRESS NOTE

Mrs Rishma Kaur, w/o S Raninder Singh, is arriving in Bhatinda on 17th April 2009. She will accompany her husband while he files his nomination papers.

Thereafter she will stay and campaign in Bhatinda town. She will be accompanied by Mrs Raneet Mann, a cousin of S Raninder Singh.

Mrs Mann is already campaigning in Bhatinda Urban and has been successful in rallying the support of women voters. She has been able to strike a chord with the women who are now openly coming out in support of the Congress candidate.

Together they will boost the moral of the Congress workers.

Mrs Rishma Kaur is a seasoned campaigner and this will be her 6th election campaign. She has, in the past, campaigned for her mother in law Mrs Praneet Kaur and father in law Capt. Amarinder Singh.

Mrs Rishma Kaur completed her schooling from Mater Dei Convent School in New Delhi. She then obtained a (BSc Hons) degree in Business Studies from University of Buckingham, UK in 1994.

On returning to India she worked as a trainee with Deutsche Bank for 6 months. In January 1995 she married S Raninder Singh.

She was appointed and worked as Director Berger Paints India Ltd for 2 years and also headed The Paint Council of India under CAPEXIL for 2 years.

In 1998 she resigned her assignments and shifted to Patiala where she focused spending quality time with her family. She relishes being a homemaker, she is an extremely down to earth lady and is a perfect hostess. Mrs Rishma Kaur spends a lot of time taking care of her in laws constituencies where she mingles and meets the people, devoting a lot of time for their welfare. She is an excellent cook, reads a lot and is very fond of gardening.

S Raninder Singh and Mrs Rishma Kaur are blessed with 2 daughters who are studying in Welhams School Dehradun and 1 son who is studying in Vasant Valley School New Delhi.

Amar Jang S Sidhu
Media Coordinator