New Delhi: The Punjab government has demanded a probe into whether former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s friend Arusa Alam has links with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
“He (Captain Amarinder Singh) is now saying that there is a threat from ISI. Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa said, “We will probe the woman’s relationship with it (ISI).
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“The captain kept raising the issue of drones coming from Pakistan for the last 4.5 years,” he said, ANI reported.
Randhawa further said that he would ask the Director General of Police (DGP) to look into the matter.
“So, the Captain first raised the issue and later deployed BSF in Punjab. We will ask the DGP to look into the matter.
The latest allegations against Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned on September 18 after months of fighting between him and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, come just days after he planned to launch his own party. declare.
The former chief minister, who is set to launch a new political party soon for the assembly polls, is reportedly hoping for a seat arrangement with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab for 2022.
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Arosa Alam, a journalist, reportedly met Captain Amarinder Singh during his visit to Pakistan in 2004.
As per reports, she is a regular visitor to the former chief minister’s house and had also attended his oath ceremony.
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