Sack Avinash Chander, BJP tells Akalis
Saturday, 25/10/2014
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More BJP leaders have demanded the resignation of Akali MLA and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Avinash Chander for allegedly having links with drug smugglers.
After state BJP president Kamal Sharma sought the resignation of Chander, BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh has approached Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal over the issue. Chugh said the BJP was committed in its fight against drugs in the state and felt that Avinash Chander should have resigned on his own after his name cropped up in the Bhola case.
“If he is proved innocent after the probe, he can again join the government as a CPS,” he said. Avinash Chander’s refusal to resign as the CPS in the SAD-BJP government was hurting the image of the alliance government, said Chugh in a hard-hitting statement.
He stressed the BJP had been consistent in its stand against the illegal drug trade in Punjab. Chugh said the party believed the supply and sale of drugs in the state had dealt a severe blow not only to the youth involved and their families, but also to the economy and culture of the state.
