Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party has announced to gherao Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s residence on May 16. A written statement released by the Aam Aadmi Party says the decision was taken during the meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party. AAP activists will gherao Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s residence in Chandigarh on May 16 to protest again Rs. 12,000 crore food scandal in Punjab, the statement states.
AAP had demanded a probe by a sitting Supreme Court Judge into the biggest food scandal occurred in Parkash Singh Badal led SAD-BJP alliance government after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found food stocks worth Rs. 12,000 crore went missing from the Punjab godowns.
The RBI about a week ago had discovered that food grains supposed to have been purchased with bank funds have vanished from Food Corporation of India (FCI) godwons in Punjab.
Before May 16 the AAP would hold protest demonstrations at various parliamentary and assembly segments in the state to highlight the food scam so that the real cultpirts could be brought to justice.
Those who were present in the meeting included Sanjay Singh, Sucha Singh Chhotepur, Bhagwant Mann, HS Kang, Himmat Singh Shergill, Harjot Singh Bains, Prof. Baljinder Kaur, Yamini Gaumar, Karanvir Singh Tiwana, Kultar Singh, Jagtar Singh Sanghera and Buta Singh Ashant.