Mumbai: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he was proud of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for sacking Punjab minister Vijay Singla over corruption.
“Proud of you Bhagwant. Ur action has brought tears to my eyes. The whole nation today feels proud of AAP,” Kejriwal tweeted. Also Read: Dismissed Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla Arrested On Corruption Charges
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The Punjab Chief Minister said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has a zero-tolerance policy against corruption. He said that he has dismissed Singla from the cabinet and directed the police to register a case against him.
According to the Punjab CMO, Singla was demanding a 1 per cent commission from the officers for the contract and he accepted it.
“I am taking strict action against that minister, sacking him from the cabinet and directing the Police to register a case against him. That Minister is Vijay Singla. He had indulged in corruption in his department, and he also confessed to it. AAP has a zero-tolerance policy against corruption,” said Mann.
“A case had come to my knowledge, a minister of my government was demanding a 1 per cent commission for every tender. I took it very seriously. Nobody knew about it, had I wanted it could have brushed it under the carpet. But I would have broken the trust of people who trusted me,” Punjab CM added.
Punjab’s Anti-Corruption Branch arrested Punjab Minister Vijay Singla following corruption allegations against him.
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