Close X
Friday, November 1, 2024
ADVT 
India

Akali Dal chief seeks judicial probe into Punjab liquor scam too

Darpan News Desk IANS, 10 Apr, 2024 12:21 PM
  • Akali Dal chief seeks judicial probe into Punjab liquor scam too

Patiala, April 10 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday demanded a judicial probe into the Punjab "liquor scam" as well as the misuse of state resources to fund the Aam Aadmi Party’s election campaign in various states.

His demand came following the Delhi High Court rejecting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the ED.

The SAD President, who toured Nabha and Patiala (Rural) constituencies as part of the party’s Punjab Bachao Yatra, said: "It is now abundantly clear that Arvind Kejriwal resorted to gross acts of corruption. The Delhi High Court, while rejecting his plea challenging his arrest, has put it on record that material produced before the court suggested that Kejriwal had demanded kickbacks of Rs 100 crore, some of which were used to fund the campaign expenses for the 2022 Goa election."

He said evidence in the form of statements of approvers as well as an AAP Goa legislator’s statement that he had been paid with the kickbacks had also been put on record.

Badal expressed surprise as to why no action had been taken in the Punjab liquor scam, which was perpetrated in the same manner as the Delhi scam with the same persons drafting the Punjab excise policy and even granting concessions to the same players.

"It seems Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has prostrated himself before Delhi to save his chair as there cannot be any other explanation for inaction in this case."

Badal said, in return, the Chief Minister had refused to take action against Haryana police officials who had killed one youth and severely injured another during the ongoing farmer agitation.

"This is reason enough to reject all Delhi-based parties as well as those who do secret deals with the centre against the interest of Punjabis," he added.

Badal also chided the AAP government for acting in frustration by alleging that a child had been forced to raise pro-SAD slogans. He said the fact of the matter was that every section of society, be it children, their parents or the elderly, was disillusioned with the AAP government.

"What the child said was the voice of his heart and the voice of Punjabis as they are fed up with the AAP rule and want to show the door to the corrupt and anti-Punjab party."

MORE India ARTICLES

Illegal mining in Gurugram, Nuh: 1.38 cr penalty imposed, 193 vehicles seized

Illegal mining in Gurugram, Nuh: 1.38 cr penalty imposed, 193 vehicles seized
In a crackdown on illegal mining activities, penalties worth over Rs 1.38 crore have been imposed and 193 vehicles have been impounded for allegedly being involved in illegal mining in Haryana's Gurugram and Nuh districts over the past 10 months. The district Mining Department, led by Mining Officer Anil Atwal, said that apart from impounding 193 vehicles, 80 FIRs have also been registered against those allegedly involved in illegal mining activities in both districts.

Illegal mining in Gurugram, Nuh: 1.38 cr penalty imposed, 193 vehicles seized

Delhi cops bust interstate gunrunning racket; one held, 20 pistols seized

Delhi cops bust interstate gunrunning racket; one held, 20 pistols seized
Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested a key member of a Madhya Pradesh-based interstate illegal firearms syndicate and recovered 20 semi-automatic pistols which were to be supplied to criminals in the national Capital, an official said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Gandh Das Dawar (27), a resident of Burhanpur District in MP.

Delhi cops bust interstate gunrunning racket; one held, 20 pistols seized

PM Modi tears into Congress for 'spreading lies' on LIC, PSUs

PM Modi tears into Congress for 'spreading lies' on LIC, PSUs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday came down heavily on the Congress in the Rajya Sabha for “spreading lies and fake information” about LIC, saying that “the opposition spread rumours about LIC, but today its shares are trading at record high price". Hitting out at the Congress, the Prime Minister said that public sector undertaking (PSU) shares are giving good returns now.

PM Modi tears into Congress for 'spreading lies' on LIC, PSUs

Japanese woman tourist goes missing in Karnataka

Japanese woman tourist goes missing in Karnataka
A Japanese woman tourist went missing from Gokarna town in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district, police said on Wednesday. The missing Japanese national is identified as 40-year-old Yumi Yamazaki. According to police, the woman stayed at a nature camp near Bangle Gudda near Gokarna.

Japanese woman tourist goes missing in Karnataka

Palace on Wheels to conduct tours to Ayodhya, Mathura and Kashi

Palace on Wheels to conduct tours to Ayodhya, Mathura and Kashi
Palace on Wheels officials said that during normal journey, non-veg food and liquor are served in the train because many foreign as well as domestic tourists travel in it. The company will now remove non-veg food from the menu during the religious trips. Also, onion and garlic will not be used in the food to be served to the passengers.

Palace on Wheels to conduct tours to Ayodhya, Mathura and Kashi

NOC to be no longer required for land, property registration in Punjab

NOC to be no longer required for land, property registration in Punjab
In a big relief to residents of the state, the Punjab government has decided to do away with the clause of no objection certificate (NOC) for registration of any land and property. Divulging details, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the decision has been taken in larger public interest to ensure that people do not face any sort of inconvenience.  

NOC to be no longer required for land, property registration in Punjab