From Haryana, Indian-origin mother-son duo become mayors in UK
In what can be called a double delight for a family from Haryana’s Rohtak, 23-year-old Tushar Kumar and his mother, Parveen Rani, have been elected mayors in the United Kingdom, a country they moved to in 2013. Tushar Kumar was elected as Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council on May 13. Parveen became the Mayor of Hertsmere Borough Council on May 20. (X/ Parveen Rani and Tushar Kumar) While Parveen Rani was elected as the first Indian-origin mayor of Hertsmere Borough Council, her son Tushar Kumar created history by becoming the youngest Indian-origin mayor in the UK, taking over the Elstree and Borehamwood Town Council as its youngest-ever mayor. The mother-son duo was elected to the posts within a week of each other. Tushar’s father, Sunil Dahiya, on Sunday told news agency PTI that Tushar was elected as mayor on May 13 and his mother Parveen became a mayor on May 20. Roots in Haryana’s Sonipat, had been living in Rohtak before the UK move The Dahiya family’s ancestral village, Rohna, falls in Kharkhoda …