Sangrur, March 13 -- Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed the Punjab government for not effectively probing the allegations against MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj days after a man on February 27 attempted suicide accusing Sangrur legislator of 'renegading on promise of making him Bhawanigarh truck union president after allegedly taking Rs.30-lakh bribe.'

In a joint press conference in Chandigarh, Akali Dal leader Winnerjit Goldy, BJP vice-president Arvind Khanna, and Congress district president Surinderpal Singh Sibia and the victim alleged that the special investigation team (SIT) formed to probe the matter was a mere eyewash.

Khanna said the formation of the SIT was a mere formality. "The SIT has not made any substantial progress in the ...