Mohali, June 26 -- Former Punjab health minister and senior Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday levelled serious allegations against Mohali MLA and JLPL managing director Kulwant Singh. He accused him of attempting to acquire prime panchayat land in Papri village at a fraction of its market value through alleged collusion with officials of the rural development and panchayat department. He also presented some documents from the revenue and panchayat departments to support his allegations.

However, MLA Kulwant Singh termed the allegations baseless.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Sidhu claimed that on February 16, 2017, JLPL obtained approval to purchase approximately 6 acres of panchayat land in Papri at jus...