Chandigarh, January 16, 2017: Punjab Assembly Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal today accepted the resignations of MLAs Sarwan Singh Phillaur, Inderbir Singh Bolaria and Pargat Singh for appearing physically before him while tendering their resignations. According to communique from the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, all the MLAs who have resigned including 42 from Congress, 5 from SAD, one from BJP and one Independent MLA were, as per rules, required to appear physically before of the Speaker for acceptance of their resignations. Already resignations of Independent MLAs Simarjit Singh Bains, Balwinder Singh Bains and Baljit Singh Jalalusma have been accepted after they fulfilled this requirement.