Batala,
\nEven as Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has repeatedly said the \u201chalqa incharge\u201d system has ceased to exist, his Cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu publicly \u201cappointed\u201d former MLA Ashwani Sekhri as the area chief of Batala and gave him \u201cunbridled powers\u201d to administer the town.<\/p>\n
Sitting SAD MLA Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal, while addressing a press conference today, raised the red flag and termed Sidhu\u2019s announcement as \u201cunconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n
The minister made the announcement on Wednesday in the presence of several dignitaries, including Gurdaspur DC, Batala SSP and two vice- chancellors.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth the CM and his minister are at variance with each other. Amarinder says there is no such system in place while Sidhu is publicly admitting that such a structure is very much in vogue. So much so he clandestinely passed instructions to Municipal Committee (MC) officials to listen to Sekhri. I will take up the issue in the next session of the Vidhan Sabha,\u201d said Lodhinangal.<\/p>\n
To this, Sidhu said, \u201cIt is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. Why did not Lodhinangal resign when the SAD appointed him as the Batala halqa incharge for five long years after he lost the 2012 elections? He even laid down foundation stones of development works in his capacity as the area chief. He should first set his own house in order before pointing an accusing finger at me.\u201d Sekhri said the legislator should either get the foundation stones, which he laid during his tenure as the area chief, removed or should be ready to face an FIR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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