Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann sacks health minister Vijay Singla over corruption charges
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann sacked state health minister Vijay Singla on corruption charges. Vijay Singla, who is MLA from Mansa assembly constituency, was demanding a 1% commission for every tender revealed CM Bhagwant Mann. Hours after he was sacked, Vijay Singla was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau. CM Mann said, “I took it very seriously. Nobody knew about it, had I wanted it could have brushed it under the carpet. But, I am taking strict action against that minister, sacking him from cabinet. I am directing the Police to register a case against him.”