Sukhbir Singh Badal seeks CBI probe into Punjab excise policy, alleges Rs 500-crore scam
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Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit along with other leaders on Wednesday and demanded a CBI inquiry into state excise policy.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit along with other leaders on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum and demanded a CBI inquiry into state excise policy. They alleged a scam worth Rs 500 crore in the policy.
The move comes just months after Bhagwant Singh Mann became chief minister of the state.
Sukhbir Singh Badal tweeted, “Submitted a memorandum to the Punjab Governor & urged him to order CBI & ED probes in the Rs 500 crore scam committed by the AAP govt in Punjab through its "tailor-made" excise policy framed in line with Delhi Policy, which has already been found illegal & case has been registered by CBI.”
Submitted a memorandum to Pb Governor & urged him to order CBI & ED probes in the Rs 500 crore scam committed by the AAP govt in Punjab through its "tailor-made" excise policy framed in line with Delhi Policy,which has already been found illegal & case has been registered by CBI. pic.twitter.com/TsLUGsMrOp
After meeting the Punjab governor, Badal alleged that the Punjab excise policy is the exact copy of Delhi policy.
