Mohali, July 2 -- Former Punjab health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu has demanded immediate suspension of Mohali block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) Dhanwant Singh Randhawa, alleging large-scale corruption, financial irregularities and political misuse of power.

Addressing the media on Tuesday, Sidhu claimed that Randhawa released Rs.13 crore to a private firm, Meticulous Enterprises, for cleaning and renovation of a pond in Bakarpur village-work that was allegedly never executed. He also cited a separate incident where Rs.1.72 lakh was withdrawn from the panchayat account of Kurra village for the construction of a solid waste shed that does not exist.

"These are just the tip of the iceberg. A detailed investigation will expose...