Will order CBI probe into food scam: Capt

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 11

Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh today promised a thorough physical verification of the state’s foodgrain stocks and recover every single penny from the Badals, once voted to power.

Vowing to recover the money lost in the alleged multi-crore foodgrain scam, the former CM said he would hand over the probe to the CBI.

Adopting an aggressive stance, he said the Badals would not be spared. “Once before, we had ensured, after following the due process of law, that they were put behind bars for their wrong deeds. We shall not hesitate to initiate legal action against the Badals again,” said Amarinder.

“Ever since the Akali government was formed in 2007, they have been making the state poorer. The multi-crore foodgrain scam is their crowning glory in corruption,” alleged the PPCC chief, adding that the government was making attempts to cover up the scandal by converting it into a loan. The restructured Rs 30,000 crore RBI loan would push the state under a debt burden of Rs 50,000 crore for the next 20 years, he said.