Sacked Health Minister’s court appearance: Singla, former AAP minister lodged in Ropar jail; 1% commission was sought for every work including tender

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Dr. Vijay Singla was sent to jail on 14 days remand by the court.  - Dainik Bhaskar

Dr. Vijay Singla was sent to jail on 14 days remand by the court.

Dr. Vijay Singla, the dismissed Health Minister of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of Punjab, is to appear in the court today. Singla was sacked by CM Bhagwant Mann. Singla had asked for a tender in the health department and 1% commission for every other work. Its complaint reached the CM and he got it sting done. In this, Minister Singla confessed his corruption. After this Mann expelled him from the cabinet.

The engineer of the department had opened the pole
Rajinder Singh, the superintending engineer of the health department, had filed a case against minister Vijay Singla. Rajinder Singh said that the minister asked him for commission in lieu of payment of 54 crores. Called them repeatedly and harassed them. The minister himself sought the bribe through his OSD Pradeep Kumar. When he could not give it, calling him the secretariat, the minister himself told him to give money to his companion. He recorded it.

sacked minister denied allegations
Sacked minister Vijay Singla had denied the allegations. Singla said that allegations have been leveled against him to defame his government and party. Although CM Bhagwant Mann had claimed to have confessed his crime. Singla refused to say anything on this.

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