ANI report. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said he took the decision after learning that the minister was allegedly demanding one percent commission for tenders.Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann sacks state's Health Minister Vijay Singla following complaints of corruption against him.
He was demanding a 1% commission from officials for contracts. Concrete evidence found against Singla: Punjab CMO pic.twitter.com/YGFw1SYtzk Police have been directed to register a case against him. “I am taking strict action against the minister.
I am removing him from the cabinet," the chief minister said in a video message. Mann further claimed that Singla had admitted to wrongdoings, as per news agency PTI report.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated development, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the response of Delhi Police on a plea by Punjab Police seeking to quash FIR for allegedly abducting BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from his residence here.