Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday decided that its volunteers would keep a tab on the functioning of Punjab civil and police officials “who are working as the instruments of nefarious activities of ruling political class”.
The party maintained that the officers, who are blindly following the dictates of halqa in-charges appointed by the SAD in violation of rules and set principle of natural justice, will be questioned about their wrongdoings after the Government formation.
“The land, sand and transport mafia is flourishing in Punjab under the patronage of ruling combine. Some of the civil and police officials, who are facilitating illegal business and unlawful activities, must stop playing in the hands their political masters,” said AAP’s Administrative and Grievances Cell head Jasbir Singh Bir, a retired IAS officer.
Bir said that the money sanctioned for the social welfare schemes is being diverted as per the will of the Akali leaders. “Even the poor and deserving people are unable to get the benefit of these schemes and only the people recommended by Akali halqa in-charges are being facilitated,” he added.
The leader also raised the issue of selective approach being adopted by bureaucrats in releasing grants to the village panchayats and making BPl cards of poor families. “Akalis have not even spared the religion, lists of people visited religious places across India under ‘Mukhya Mantri Teerath Yatra’ were drafted by Akali halqa in-charges in place of government officials,” said Bir. Bir cautioned the police officials to stop registering false cases against AAP volunteers on the directions of Youth Akali Dal and SOI leaders. After the formation of AAP Government in Punjab, cases against these police officials will be registered as per the law of the land,” he said.
Talking about the misuse of public money by Akali-BJP Government, Bir said that while the salaries of Government employees are not being paid but the Akali Chairmen and politically appointed office bearers are getting the Government perks illegally.