Chandigarh, Mar 29 (PTI) Senior advocate Gurminder Singh is learnt to have resigned from the post of advocate general of Punjab, said sources on Saturday.

He is learnt to have submitted his resignation to the chief minister's office, they said.

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Singh was not contactable for his comments.

However, the reason behind his resignation is yet not known.

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Singh was the third AG in the AAP government which came to power in March 2022.

Singh was appointed as the Punjab AG in October 2023 after replacing senior lawyer Vinod Ghai. Anmol Rattan Sidhu was the first AG in the AAP government and he resigned in July 2022.

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