The BJP has joined the call for demanding the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over allegations that his wife, Gurpreet Kaur, sought Rs 5 crore to suppress a rape case.
Nothing less than an independent investigation will do,” BJP leader Iqbal Singh Lalpura said today. Leaders of other Opposition parties in Punjab including the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress have also demanded the resignation of the chief minister, who heads a government run by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “The NHRC notice is a very serious matter. The allegations are also very serious. The former judge is also the brother-in-law of Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira. “We have directed the chief secretary and the DGP of Punjab to investigate the matter and submit a report to us. “The chief minister should give his clarification on the issue.
An apology has been sought within 24 hours for the allegations, failing which legal proceedings would be initiated and the matter will be taken to court,” AAP’s Moga MLA Amandeep Kaur told reporters.
“The complainant alleged that a retired judge publicly stated that a demand of Rs 5 crore was made in connection with a rape case, allegedly involving the wife of the chief minister of Punjab,” the NHRC proceedings said. After the controversy erupted, Gurpreet Kaur sent a legal notice to former Punjab judge Justice Ranjit Singh, who NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo said had given the complaint. We have also informed the women’s safety division of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs,” Kanoongo said. Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said Mann must clarify the matter immediately. Why such allegations have been levelled, what is the matter, he should clarify,” he said. Earlier reporting noted: ₹5-cr bribery allegations: NHRC asks Punjab DGP to probe charges, Mann’s wife sends legal notice to complainant The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of allegations that Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife Dr Gurpreet Kaur sought ₹ 5 crore to suppress a rape case even as the latter shot off a legal notice to the complainant, seeking an apology over the charges that the Aam Aadmi Party dubbed as “politically motivated”. Earlier reporting noted: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring sought a clarification from the CM over the “serious charges.”
Earlier reporting noted: “A notice has been sent to the complainant, former Punjab and Haryana high court judge justice Ranjit Singh, who is a brother-in-law of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira.
