Punjab Government on Wednesday issued a notice to former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa asking him to return the official vehicle, for which he was entitled to as Cabinet Minister. Randhawa is now an MLA representing Dera Baba Nanak assembly segment.
In a letter to Randhawa, the Additional State Transport Commissioner pointed out that an Innova Cyrsta (Top Model) (No. PB 65-BA-1504), which he was entitled to as a Cabinet Minister, is still with him. Congress leader has been asked to return the vehicle to the Ministers’ car wing so that a different vehicle, as per his present position and entitlement, could be allotted to him.
Taking a dig, the leaders of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party have also advised the Congress leader to follow the instructions.
AAP MLA from Moga Dr Amandeep Arora said that the fact that the Congress MLA from Dera Baba Nanak was still using the car meant for Cabinet Ministers amounted to misuse of the state’s resources.
Another AAP MLA Hardip Singh Mundian took to Twitter to say that Randhawa had still not returned the vehicle. “This VIP culture will have to stop as now there is people’s rule in the state,” he said.
Mundian also posted a copy of the letter sent to Randhawa by the Transport Department.
Randhawa, who became Minister in the Capt Amarinder Singh’s government in 2017, was later elevated as the Deputy Chief Minister with the Home portfolio when Congress decided to replace Capt Amarinder with Charanjit Singh Channi as the new Chief Minister barely months before the Assembly elections.
Currently MLA from Dera Baba Nanak segment in Gurdaspur, Randhawa has been four times legislator.