Punjab Cong MLA arrested for obstructing wheat procurement

Kapurthala, Apr 19 (UNI) Bholath Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira and about a 100 odd party workers were today arrested by the police on the apprehension of breach of peace.

They were charge with creating hurdles in the lifting of wheat stock at the procurement centre at Lakhan-ke-padda village falling in the Bolath assembly constituency.

The Subhanpur police also registered a case against Khaira , Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee organising Secretary Avtar Singh Walia, former Bholath Nagar Panchayat President Ved Parkash, Bikkar Singh Mann, Sarpanch Pritam Singh and Mikka under section 341,294,427,382,347 and 149 IPC on the charge of creating hurdles in the lifting of wheat, deflating tyres of the trucks and taking away tarpaulins from trucks.

ADC (General) B S Multani told mediapersons that Khaira and his supporters were creating hurdles in the lifting of wheat stock lying in the procurement centre for the past three days to protest against the issuance of wheat lifting tender to one Ranjit Singh, in the process ignoring the Truck Operators Union of Nadala. He disclosed that Ranjit Singh got the tender of lifting of wheat stocks from Lakah-ke-padda by offering lower rates than the truck operators of Nadala.

Mr Multani said he along with SDM, DSP and DM Marked tried to persuade Khaira and the transporters of Nadala not to create hurdles in the lifting of wheat stock but they did not relent and the administration decided to arrest them as the situation became tense in the mandi over this issue.

UNI