Jakhar wants Ranike to quit
Saturday, 28/03/2015
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Abohar : Congress Legislature Party leader Sunil Jakhar has demanded the resignation of Social Welfare Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike over lathicharge by the Punjab Police on Scheduled Caste (SC) students of three Nawanshahr colleges.
The Congress was not satisfied with just the “eyewash” exercise of suspending few low-rank officials for the lathicharge, he said.
He said Ranike had “misled” the Punjab Vidhan Sabha by claiming that scholarships to SC students had been distributed till February 2015.
“It was unfortunate that none of the Dalit legislators of the SAD and the BJP echoed resentment when the Congress raised the issue pertaining to denial of scholarships under the Centre’s scheme for SC, BC and minority category students on the floor of the House,” he added.
