Chandigarh, April 14
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has termed former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s statement, after being questioned by the ED in the illegal sand mining and money laundering case, as “ridiculous and laughable” and said that soon his corruption will be exposed before the people of Punjab.
In a statement issued from the party headquarters on Thursday, senior AAP leader and spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang said Channi’s statement that “ED is satisfied with my replies” is extremely ridiculous. With this statement, Channi is giving himself a clean chit and trying to avoid serious allegations of corruption against him. Raising question to Congress party, he said that Congress should clarify their stand whether they are supporting the corruption of Channi? He also asked Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring whether he was also a 75:25 partner along with Channi in the illegal sand mafia? If not, will he take action against Channi and expel him from the party? “Congress party must clarify its stand on this matter at the earliest,” said Kang.
Kang said that while being the Chief Minister, Channi openly ran the sand mafia in the state and amassed money for himself and his relatives. Before the assembly elections, when AAP leader Raghav Chadha exposed the illegal sand mining going on in Channi’s constituency Chamkaur Sahib, Channi and Congress leaders made fun of Raghav Chadha and the Aam Aadmi Party. But now the truth has come to the light and corruption is being exposed.
