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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Jan, 2022 01:19 PM

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter.

Singh announced today that he and his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu welcomed a baby girl into the world on Monday.

The NDP leader tweeted the news, saying their "powerful little girl" is basically his "birthday present for life."

@gurkirankaur_ and I want to let you know that we welcomed the newest addition to our family on January 3rd, 2022.

Our powerful little baby girl is basically my birthday present for life lol.

Momma bear and baby are healthy and our hearts are filled with gratitude. pic.twitter.com/iD0VCLgKbi
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) January 6, 2022

He added that his wife and daughter are both healthy and their hearts are filled with gratitude.

The NDP leader has previously expressed his excitement about becoming a father.

He and his wife, a fashion designer, were married in February 2018.

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