LoP meets Governor, demands time-bound judicial probe into excise, mining policy

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 7

Stepping up the attack on the Bhagwant Mann government, the Congress MLAs led by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa met Governor Banwarilal Purohit today. They sought a time-bound judicial probe into the state’s excise policy, illegal sand mining and “double standards” of the government for not acting against its MPs allegedly involved in encroaching land.

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Aruna Chaudhary, Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary, Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and PCC chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring were part of the delegation which met the Governor.

After meeting the Governor, Bajwa said, “The excise policy of Delhi resulted in registration of cases against the perpetrators. A similar action is needed in Punjab as well as the state’ excise policy was formulated by the same set of people. This policy benefits big players.”

The Congress said the AAP government had promised to finish off the sand mafia and earn Rs 20,000 crore by stopping illegal mining. The AAP government hasn’t even generated 1 per cent of the promised amount, the Congress MLAs said, adding that illegal mining had become rampant ever since the formation of the Mann government.

The Congress MLAs also drew attention of the Governor towards the role of two AAP MPs involved in alleged land encroachment. “While AAP failed to arrest its former minister Fauja Singh Srari, it’s acting against the Congress leaders,” said Bajwa.

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