No paper leak case in Punjab, Opposition lying: Cheema

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday rejected the Opposition’s charge of a paper leak in the State, claiming that it is trying to spread lies against the AAP Government.

Addressing the media here, Cheema said there has been no paper leak in the past four years of the Bhagwant Mann Government.

Opposition parties have been attacking the Mann Government over the issue of a cheating racket detected recently in a pharmacy officer recruitment exam and are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains and Health Minister Balbir Singh.

On July 19, Punjab Police dismantled a highly sophisticated, interstate cheating racket operating during the pharmacy officer examination. A total of seven key conspirators and 28 candidates were held. Police also recovered 27 battery-operated wireless cheating devices.

Cheema said, “There has not been a single case of paper leak in Punjab. Opposition parties are trying to mislead our youths.”

Referring to the pharmacy officer exam, the minister said some youths in the exam were caught cheating using electronic means.