Qadian MLA lashes out at Jakhar, two ministers

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 24

A day after he declined a job offer for his son, Qadian MLA Fatehjang Bajwa lashed out at PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar and ministers Tript Rajinder Bajwa and Sukhbinder Sarkaria, accusing them of double standards. He questioned them on opposing his son’s appointment as Inspector in the Punjab Police, “when they have secured political appointments for their kith and kin.”

Double standards

Jakhar’s nephew is Chairman, State Farmers Commission. Tript Bajwa’s son is Chairman of Gurdaspur Zila Parishad and Sarkaria’s nephew is Chairman, Amritsar Zila Parishad — Fatehjang, MLA

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Addressing the media, the MLA said his family had decided to decline the job offered to his younger son Arjun Partap Bajwa owing to “petty politics”. The Punjab Cabinet had last week approved a proposal to appoint Bajwa’s son as inspector and Ludhiana MLA Rakesh Pandey’s son Bhisham Pandey as Naib Tehsildar on “compassionate” grounds. The move was vehemently opposed by five ministers — Sukhjinder Randhawa, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Razia Sultana, Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhbinder Sarkaria.

The ministers were later backed by Jakhar.

“Jakhar got his nephew Ajay Vir Jakhar appointed as continued on page 9