In first joint show, SAD-BSP men seek Punjab Health Minister's arrest

Chandigarh, June 15

Days after the SAD and BSP joined hands, workers of both parties today breached police barricading and faced water cannons while marching towards the CM’s residence to demand the arrest of Health Minister Balbir Sidhu in the vaccine and “Fateh” kit “scams”.

SAD chief Sukhbir Badal also courted arrest along with other leaders. Several SAD-BSP workers had earlier congregated near the CM’s residence and participated in a mini rally held to “wake up the arrogant raja” who the alliance alleged had been missing from the state. Punjab BSP chief Jasbir Singh Garhi demanded that farmers be paid the market rate for land acquired for highway projects. Sukhbir said while Sidhu was responsible for the “scams” linked to vaccine and “Fateh” kit, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot was responsible for the SC scholarship “scam”. — TNS

SC panel moved against Bittu’s ‘casteist’ slur

• The SAD on Tuesday requested the Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission to register a case against Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu for passing a ‘caste’ remark against Dalits
• The delegation told panel chief Tejinder Kaur about Bittu’s video wherein he said the ‘pious’ seats of Anandpur Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib should not have been given to the BSP