Cong former minister writes to Sonia against Sarkaria
Sunday, 06/10/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131006/punjab.htm#12
Amritsar : Former Congress minister Parminder Singh Sandhu has written to All India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi against party MLA from Rajasansi Sukhbinder Sarkaria.
Sarkaria had earlier questioned the leadership style of PPCC president Partap Singh Bajwa. Sandhu has sought disciplinary action against Sarkaria for his "anti-party activities in connivance with the SAD".
Sandhu has sent the copies of this letter to AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Shakeel Ahmad, secretary Harish Chaudhary and Bajwa.
Meanwhile, Sarkaria today submitted his grievances in writing to CLP leader Sunil Jakhar. The CLP leader had intervened in the matter on the instance of Shakeel Ahmad, also in charge of Punjab Congress Affairs. However, before Jakhar could submit a detailed report pertaining to Sarkaria’s outburst against Bajwa, Sandhu wrote about the alleged negative role played by Sarkaria during various elections to AICC chief.
Sandhu in his three-page letter alleged that Sarkaria, being in league with the SAD, had sabotaged the party discipline on many occasions for his personal gains as he (Sarkaria) had business concerns with the Akali stalwarts.
“When I was allotted the Congress ticket for Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Rajasansi in 2002 and Sarkaria was the president of Amritsar District Rural Congress, he preferred to fight elections as an Independent candidate against me. We both lost the elections. In 2012, he betrayed Congress candidate from Ajnala Harpartap Singh, who happened to be his close relative. He did it to please his masters in the SAD,” he stated in the letter.
“Sarkaria is hand in glove with land and liquor mafia. These concerns cannot be run without the support of the ruling party,” he alleged.
