The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party chief and former Punjab Health minister Vijay Singla, weeks after he was arrested and sacked from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s cupboard on May 24 over corruption and bribery prices. Singla had approached the High Court for bail after a Mohali courtroom prolonged his judicial custody until June 24.
CM Mann had despatched shockwaves throughout political circles in May this yr when he introduced his determination to take away Singla from the state cupboard in a video message. The CM, asserting his determination, stated that he learnt that the minister was allegedly demanding “one percent commission” in authorities contracts.
“I am taking strict action against the minister. I am removing him from the cabinet,” Mann stated, whereas stating that the minister had accepted the costs levelled towards him.
Soon after Singla’s arrest, prime leaders from AAP took to Twitter to hail CM Mann’s determination. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, whereas declaring {that a} related determination was taken by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in 2015, tweeted, “Aam Aadmi Party is the only party that has the integrity, courage & uprightness to take action against their own on grounds of corruption. We saw it in Delhi, now we are witnessing it in Punjab. ZERO TOLERANCE FOR CORRUPTION. Commendable decision by CM @BhagwantMann.”
Kejriwal, whereas stating that the entire incident had moved him to tears, took to Twitter and wrote, “Proud of you Bhagwant. Your action has brought tears to my eyes. Whole nation today feels proud of AAP.”
Kejriwal has currently used Singla’s arrest as a political pitch in his latest rallies whereas promising a corruption-free authorities. He invoked Mann’s determination to sack Singla in Punjab’s Sangrur forward of the Lok Sabha byelections and in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh to brandish the social gathering’s anti-corruption credentials. “Did you ever hear about a CM sending his minister to jail? Mann sahab found out that his Health minister is involved in unscrupulous activities. Opposition, media didn’t know. Had he wanted, he could’ve brushed it under the carpet or asked for his share from minister. But he sent him to jail,” Kejriwal stated at a latest political rally in Himachal.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”