The Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday said the family of late Chief Minister Beant Singh had exploited his death to reap a job for his grand-son 23 years after the assassination even as it asserted the new Congress Government had not learnt any lesson from history and was ready to rake up the wounds of the past with impunity.
In a statement here, former Chief Parliamentary Secretary Virsa Singh Valtoha said not only was the appointment of Beant Singh’s grand-son Guriqbal Singh morally and ethically incorrect, but it was also wrong administratively.
The Akali leader also pointed out that thousands of lives had been snuffed out during the period of militancy in the State.
Valtoha said giving a job to Beant’s grandson was also wrong administratively. He said the Supreme Court had made it clear that jobs under the compensation category should only be given to families whose sole bread winner had passed away rendering it impossible for the survivors to make ends meet. He said this did not apply to Beant’s family.
He said the late CM’s son and daughter had served as Ministers. Beant’s wife was given cabinet rank status. Beant’s grandson Ravneet Singh Bittu is an MP while another Gurkirat is a legislator.
