Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib. May.28, 2020: As per the call of SAD (B) President Sukhbir Badal, all the leaders of the district unit of SAD (B) and Halka incharges of Fatehgarh Sahib, Amloh and Bassi Pathana constituencies led by District President Jathedar Swarn Singh Chanarthal today submitted memorandum to Deputy Commissioner to be forwarded to Governor Punjab demanding CBI enquiry into the Seed Scam allegedly at the behest of Congress Minister and registration of FIR against all those involved in the scam.
Talking to Media Persons Darbara Singh Guru former IAS officer cum Halka incharge Bassi Pathana and Raju Khanna Incharge Amloh constituency said that Bikram Singh Majithia has unearthed Seed Scam involving the Minister of Capt. Government, who is acting as a spokesperson of the prime accused, who fleeced the farming community of the State. They said that the agriculture department got registered a FIR against a seed store owner of Ludhiana, who sold uncertified seed of Paddy PR128 and PR129 to the farmers at a very high rate of Rs.200 Per Kg. as told by farmers, whereas the department sold the certified seed through KVK at the rate of Rs. 70 Per Kg. They said department recovered the bills of a firm of Dera Baba Nanak which supplied the seed to the Ludhiana Store, the owner of that firm has close links with the Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa. So they are demanding that only CBI probe can unearth the scam and nail the culprits by initiating custodial interrogation of all those, whose names have surfaced into the scam.
Didar Singh Bhatti incharge Fatehgarh Sahib and Swarn Singh Chanarthal also addressed.