DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Senior advocate Anmol Rattan Sidhu has resigned from the post of advocate general (AG) of Punjab citing personal reasons, while criminal lawyer Vinod Ghai has been appointed as the new AG of Punjab. Ghai will be the fifth AG of the state in 10 months once he is appointed to the post. Having done LLB from the Panjab University in 1989, Ghai was designated as a senior advocate in May 2012. Earlier, Sidhu said he has resigned from the post of Punjab's advocate general due to personal reasons. In his July 19 resignation letter to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Sidhu wrote, "I am really thankful to the party for giving me a chance to represent the office of the Advocate General, Punjab. "Due to personal reasons, I will not be able to serve this prestigious office, therefore, I hereby tender my resignation which may kindly be accepted at the earliest." Sidhu shared his letter written to the chief minister on Twitter on Tuesday, seven days after tendering his resignation. (editor@dailyworld.in)