MANN GOVERNMENT SWIPES OUT CORRUPTED HEALTH MINISTER VIJAY SINGLA

(The Quiver) : On Tuesday , Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sacked state health and family welfare minister Vijay Singla from his cabinet for for allegedly demanding 1 % commission from officials for contracts . The Punjab CMO thrown out the health minister after getting concrete evidence against Singla.

In a statement, Punjab Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said: “Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann sacks state’s Health Minister Vijay Singla following complaints of corruption against him. He was demanding a 1 per cent commission from officials for contracts. Concrete evidence found against Singla.”

Mann has also referred Singla’s case to the police and asked them to register a case against him.

This is the first step taken by Mann’s government to swipe out corruption . The newly formed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab  launched an anti -corruption helpline on March 17 .

CM Mann tweeted, “If anyone asks you for a bribe, please make a video or audio record of it and send it to me. We will take strict action against the corrupt. Corruption in Punjab will not be tolerated anymore.”