Revolt- Congress leaders raise banner of revolt against proposed cabinet minister
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Once again, a change is expected in today’s Punjab cabinet expansion, as some leaders from Doaba raise banner of revolt against MLA Rana Gurjit Singh, for his induction into cabinet. Rana Gurjit Singh induction has already raised the eye brows of many as he is a close confidant of former chief minster Capt Amarinder Singh.
Seven Doaba leaders – Mohinder Singh Kaypee Ex President PPCC, Navtej Singh Cheema MLA Sultanpur, Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal MLA Phagwara, Bawa Henry MLA Jalandhar North, Dr. Raj Kumar MLA Chabewal, Pawan Adiya MLA Sham Churasi and Sukhpal Singh Khaira MLA Bholath has written a letter to the PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu with a copy to chief minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi to drop Rana Gurjeet Singh from the proposed Cabinet birth as he is a known corrupt and tainted politician of Doaba. They further requested him to fill up this slot by giving representation to a clean Dalit leader.
In a letter addressed to Navjot Singh Sidhu, the wrote,” we the undersigned MLA’s and leaders of Doaba wish to convey huge resentment amongst public and the Congress cadre on the proposed inclusion of tainted Rana Gurjeet Singh. Needless to mention, he was dropped from the cabinet in January 2018 due to the infamous mining scandal involving him, his family and his companies directly in the said scandal. The Punjab government had forefieted approx Rs. 25 crore deposited by his front company M/s Rajbir Enterprises for the mining auction of 3 sites in Punjab. Justice Narang commission brought out a startling fact that the front company of Rana Gurjeet Singh M/s Rajbir Enterprises had received Rs. 5 crore gratification/contribution for the said mining auction from Rs. 2000 crore irrigation scamster Gurinder Singh@Bhapa charged by VB and now in custody. We wonder why Rana Gurjeet Singh is being included in Cabinet as he was dropped in January 2018 because of above said charges and has got no clean chit from any court or government.”
Revolt- Congress leaders raise banner of revolt against proposed cabinet minister .“Apart from the above stated facts it is amusing that all the three ministers proposed to be included in the Cabinet from Doaba region are Jatt Sikhs and one OBC Sikh, whereas there is approx. 38 percent Dalit population in this region. Therefore, we all request you to immediately drop Rana Gurjeet Singh from the proposed Cabinet expansion and instead include a clean Dalit face in view of the upcoming elections” said these seven leaders.
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