Protesting AAP leaders detained in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 22

Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema along with other AAP MLAs and party leaders, who were marching towards Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal’s residence here were detained by the police for several hours on Monday.

They were protesting against the state government’s move to give hundreds of acres to private parties through PUDA, instead of reviving the Bathinda thermal plant.

Other leaders included Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Meet Hayer, Jai Krishan Singh Rori, Harchand Singh Bursat and Sandeep Singla.

Cheema alleged that the power and land mafia, which was earlier commanded by the SAD, was now patronised by the Congress. Cheema and fellow party MLAs were on their way to remind the Finance Minister of his election promise on restarting the Bathinda thermal plant, but were detained by the UT police. The leaders alleged that they were detained without being heard. Meanwhile, the AAP flayed the government for curtailing administrative and executive powers of the mayors and termed it an attack on the established democratic system.