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Seeking an impartial probe from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday, accused the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government of misusing its influence and machinery to extort the party funds from the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) official.

"The so-called Kattar Imaandar (Staunch Honest) party blatantly misused the government machinery in Punjab to extort money with the sole purpose of funding the recently concluded Delhi Assembly Elections. Through its cabinet ministers, the AAP threatened the government officers in various departments and forcefully collected the party funds", Bajwa added.

Applauding the courage of the office-bearers of the PSEB Engineers' Association, Bajwa said that the association has been the first to blow the whistle to raise this extremely corrupt practice. However, it seems to be a deep-rooted scam to forcefully collect party funds from several other Punjab government departments with fraudulent means. It appears to have been going on ever since the AAP got hold of power in Punjab.

"The Vigilance Bureau of the Punjab government has already been working under pressure from the AAP government. Instead of unearthing the truth, the VB would certainly attempt to hush up the matter. Hence, I strongly demand that the matter should be investigated by the ED or CBI," Bajwa stated.

(editor@dailyworld.in)