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Punjab minister Ranike resigns
JAGTAR SINGH | Chandigarh, September 16, 2012 16:47
Tags : gulzar singh ranike | embezzelemnet controversy | punjab minister |
Tags : gulzar singh ranike | embezzelemnet controversy | punjab minister |
Punjab’s Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Development and SC/BC Welfare Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike resigned from his post on Sunday after allegations of embezzlement of grants from his discretionary funds as minister.
He personally handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the morning.
His resignation comes in the wake of recent media reports regarding the case registered against his former personal assistant for alleged involvement in the embezzlement of panchayat and border area grants.
After Tota Singh and Bibi Jagir Kaur, Ranike is the third minister in the Badal government to submit resignation within months of the Akali Dal-BJP alliance coming to power for the second successive term.
A spokesperson of chief minister’s office said that Badal has forwarded the resignation to Governor Shivraj Patil for its immediate acceptance.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
