AAP govt turns commission agent: Jakhar on land acquisition
Ludhiana: Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar accused the AAP government of conspiring to usurp 25,000 acres of land in Ludhiana and said that the state government was playing the role of commission agent for big real estate houses.
He also said that both chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Kejriwal were acting as land aggregators.
The AAP government is colluding with real estate dealers to illegally usurp prime agricultural land of Ludhiana by cheating farmers, Jakhar said, adding that BJP would not allow such nefarious designs to succeed. "On June 19, residents of Ludhiana will cast their vote against the move to illegally acquire their land. They will weed out AAP's corruption," Jakhar said while addressing a press conference with Union minister Ravneet Bittu and BJP candidate Jiwan Gupta.
Alleging corruption in the last three and a half years of AAP government, Jakhar demanded a high court-monitored probe to ascertain if the money being collected from drug trade and other illegal activities was leading to politicians of any party. He said that the probe could include Punjab Vigilance, IT, ED and other agencies to ensure impartiality.
Jakhar said that if tracking ill-gotten money through IT returns filed before the Election Commission were that simple, how would a former MP have Rs 200 crore in his house.
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He said that the money trail should be followed to track the beneficiary and sources of income of all political leaders should be probed. Hinting at large-scale corruption, he said that those running mobile repair shops before elections were now constructing mansions in posh areas.
Replying to a media query, Jakhar said that by not acting against corrupt Congress leaders, the AAP government had betrayed people of Punjab.
Earlier, Jakhar expressed grief over the tragic Air India plane crash which claimed the lives of 241 passengers, including the crew. He expressed sympathies with the bereaved and paid tributes to two-time former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who was one of the victims.
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