Reacting on the slapping of FIR against Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal’s close aide Gurdeep Singh and SAD MlA Jeet Mohinder Sidhu, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said that this has exposed the nexus between Sukhbir and Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder as Sidhu was earlier his close confidant before joining SAD.
“Sukhbir Badal and Capt Amarinder stand exposed by the registration of FIR by the CBI regarding multi-crore scam against Gurdeep Singh and Sidhu,” said AAP MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann. He alleged that Sidhu switched his loyalty towards SAD by resigning from Congress and getting re-elected from SAD under the ‘secret understanding’ between the two (Sukhbir and Amarinder).
“As Capt Amarinder wanted to destabilise the then PPCC chief Pratap Singh Bajwa, he conspired resignation of his loyalist Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu for his joining SAD,” claimed Mann.
He said: “Switching over the loyalty of Sidhu was done in such a way that till now it remained a mystery for aam admi, who is curious to know why Sidhu resigned from Congress and joined SAD.”
SAD MlA from Talwandi Sabo, Sidhu and Fastway Transmission Private limited managing director Gurdeep Singh were among 18 persons booked by the CBI in a multi-crore alleged scam in the functioning of International Customer Related Management Services (ICRMS) Private limited.
Acting on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the CBI registered six FIRs under various Sections against all the 18 persons.
The development followed an investigation into the alleged scam by a SIT, involving officers of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) of Company Affairs under the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Enforcement Directorate (ED), the IT Department and the CBI.
The alleged scam involved transfer of funds worth Rs231 crore from the accounts of the company and several bigwigs, including top politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen of the region had held key positions in the firm.