AAP begins hunger strike over Post-matric scholarship scam

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, June 15

Senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) begun their weeklong chain-hunger strike in front of the District Administration Complex (DAC) here on Tuesday.

The party was protesting against the alleged post-matric scholarship scam in the state. The protesters alleged that Cabinet Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot was responsible for the scam.

Baldev Singh Pannu, district AAP president of the SC wing, alleged the state government was not taking seriously the issue raised by the party leaders.

Gurwinder Singh Beharwal, district president, Baljit Singh Khehra, state leader, and Gursewak Singh Sheikh addressed the protesters on the occasion and demanded action against the minister who had played with the future of more than two lakh students of the SC community.