Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi.
Former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has been accused of embezzlement of government money, after which he has come on the vigilance radar. Vigilance notice has been issued to former CM Channi. Vigilance has called Channi for questioning at Mohali head office tomorrow, 12th April. According to media reports, Channi will be questioned in the property case.
What is the case on former Punjab Chief Minister
According to media reports, when Charanjit Singh Channi was the Chief Minister of Punjab, there were many corruption cases during his tenure. Channi is accused of embezzling money in the opening of the theme park through tourism officials. For the inauguration of the theme park, there has been an allegation of awarding a tender at a price 20 times higher in a single day. After doing this scam, Channi has spent the money raised for his son’s marriage. Also, he is also accused of corruption by doing illegal sand mining. Even before the assembly elections in Punjab, the ED had tightened its noose against Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Hanni. Rajwinder Singh of Bathinda complained about this scam to the Vigilance, demanding an inquiry into the scam and strict action should also be taken against the officials of the tourism department. Action should be taken against.
Lookout notice is already issued against Channi
Earlier, the Vigilance team had issued a lookout notice to Charanjit Singh Channi as they feared that he might leave the country and go abroad. Along with this, the Vigilance team had said that till the investigation is going on, they cannot leave the country. Talking about leaving the country, Channi had said that he had to go to California to attend a religious program, but he has canceled his program.
