Chandigarh, September 18
Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema today demanded resignation of Industries Minister Sham Sundar Arora for the alleged shoddy probe into the Rs 1,500-crore industrial plot allotment scam in Punjab Small Industries and Exports Corporation (PSIEC), which is under the Industry and Commerce Department.
The AAP leader also sought dismissal of top-ranking officials of the PSIEC, named in the investigation report, and action against the three-member committee of IAS officers, formed by the state government, for giving them a clean chit. The LoP said if the government failed to hand over the investigation to CBI by October 10, AAP would move court. Cheema alleged that the possible role of a close aide of Punjab CM in scuttling the vigilance report cannot be ruled out. —TNS