Foodgrain tender scam: Former Punjab minister Ashu’s PA surrenders
Inderjit Singh Indi was absconding ever since his name cropped up in the multi crore transportation tender scam in the grain markets of the state.
Inderjit Singh Indi was absconding ever since his name cropped up in the multi crore transportation tender scam in the grain markets of the state.
During investigation, a contractor revealed that he met deputy director (food and civil supplies) Rakesh Kumar Singla, at the instance of then food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who demanded Rs 30 Lakh on behalf of the former minister.
The food and civil supplies minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said the Punjab government was committed to lifting every single grain of the farmers produce.
Raids conducted by Punjab's food and civil supplies department on Wednesday revealed that the unaccounted rice found in the godowns of four mills in the state owe their origin to up PDS of UP and Bihar.
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said procurements agencies in Punjab region have been directed to supervise the paddy procurement operations across the state beginning from October 1.
The overenthusiastic cricketer-turned-politician and current Punjab Local Government Minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu, has been under fire from his Cabinet colleagues…
