Punjab Min. Vijay Singla arrested over corruption charges

Chandigarh: Anti-corruption cell of Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested state Health Minister Vijay Singla after corruption charges were made against him.
Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today dismissed Health Minister Dr Vijay Singla for allegedly seeking commission.
“My government is having zero tolerance towards corruption and no one, howsoever affluent he may be, will be allowed to continue such malpractices”, the Chief Minister said.
Mann categorically said that he had dismissed Dr Singla from his Cabinet and asked the Police to register a case against him. He claimed that since the case was only in his knowledge so he could have easily buried it or ignored it if he wanted.
However, Mann said that after taking oath at sacred soil of Khatkar Kalan he had vowed to make Punjab corruption free and this is a historic step towards this cause.
The Chief Minister said that people had chosen them for transparent and corruption free system and he is duty bound to fulfill the aspirations of every Punjabi. He said that since independence there is no such parallel in the state whereas Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had taken such a bold step in 2015 when he had dismissed his Food and Supply Minister on charges of corruption.
Mann said that the message is loud and clear that corrupt practices will not be allowed in the state.
The Chief Minister unequivocally said that his predecessors had been “shielding” the corrupt and then said that they knew about corruption being done by their ministers. However, Mann said that such practices would not be tolerated in Punjab now. He said that Dr Singla had admitted his crime and now the law will take its course.
Taking a dig at the opposition, Mann said that they will fire political salvos regarding corruption on his government. But the Chief Minister said that he has taken action against the corrupt whereas the opposition had always “sheltered and promoted” the corrupt leaders.
He said that the intention and vision of his government is clear that corrupt practices will not be allowed and anyone indulging in this will have to face the consequences. (UNI)