Bajwa writes to CJI, seeks court-monitored investigation
Chandigarh/Patiala, March 24 -- Leader of the opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday urged the Chief Justice of India to take sou motu cognisance in the case of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar, who allegedly ended his life.
"I have personally written to the Chief Justice of India, requesting that the Supreme Court take suo motu cognisance of the case and order a court-monitored investigation to ensure justice and transparency," Bajwa said, insisting that following pressure from opposition parties, the AAP government arrested the former minister, Laljit Singh Bhullar.
Meanwhile, Punjab BJP chief Suil Jakhar led the protests against the AAP government and former minister Bhullar in Patiala, demanding that the investigation be handed over to the CBI.
"Bhullar was arrested after home minister Shah indicated that the case could be handed over to the CBI, " he said, asserting that the BJP will continue its struggle until justice is delivered and is standing firmly with the victim's family.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday demanded the arrest of former minister Bhullar's father Sukhdev Singh against whom FIR has been registered and also sought action against the officers who did not pay heed to the pleas by Randhawa.
Addressing a press conference here, Majithia, alleged that this is a "larger case of rampant corruption committed by Laljit Bhullar and AAP functionaries."
"The role of the Amritsar DC, as well as the managing director of the warehousing corporation, and the chief secretary, who did not pay any heed to the repeated pleas of the deceased officer, should also be probed. This is why a CBI probe is essential," he said. HTC...
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