Majithia must go, say Cong MLAs
Wednesday, 26/11/2014
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Chandigarh : The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) today passed a resolution demanding the resignation of Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia to pave the way for a free and fair inquiry into the Bhola drug racket.
Thirty-five Congress MLAs today met at the residence of Sunil Jakhar, CLP Leader here.
Jakhar said they discussed various issues to prepare the party’s strategy for the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha likely to be held in mid-December.
He said most MLAs spoke of the drug issue and wanted Majithia to resign in view of his name reportedly cropping up in the Bhola drug racket case during the questioning of certain suspects.
Jakhar said the Congress MLAs wanted the drug case to be investigated under the supervision of a sitting Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court or the Supreme Court. He said the inquiry should expose all those involved in the drug ring.
Other issues raised by the Congress MLAs were fiscal problems being faced by farmers and non-payment of scholarship money to SC and BC students. Jakhar said though Union Minister Vijay Sampla had said that the Centre had already released grant for the same, the students were yet to receive the money.
He said Health Minister SK Jyani should resign for the death of five newborns in Ludhiana.“Accountability must be fixed in the Ludhiana case. No one should be allowed to go scot-free,” he said.
Unemployment and poor civic amenities were the other issues discussed at the meeting.
