Punjab Health Minister Balbir Sidhu accused of grabbing prime Mohali land via his NGO. Details

Allegations have been raised in opposition to Balbir Singh Sidhu, Health Minister, Punjab, over a major 10-acre panchayat land allotted to an NGO linked to him. While elevating the allegations that Sidhu proposed to construct a banquet corridor on the land allotted for Gaushala, former Punjab legislative meeting speaker Bir Devinder Singh and ex-minister Bikram Singh Majithia of Shiromani Akali Dal demanded CBI inquiry into the alleged land seize try by Sidhu.
The stated land is situated in Balongi panchayat, district Mohali, Punjab. It has been allotted to the Bal Gopal Gau Basera Welfare Society at Rs.25,000/acre every year for 33 years which is remarkably much less in comparison with the present market worth.
While elevating the allegations in opposition to Sidhu, Majithia in a public assembly stated, “Balbir Sidhu has grabbed panchayat land worth crores in Balongi and now, in connivance with his brother, as mayor of Mohali, is going to legalise his garbbed land by including Balongi into MC limits. We demand a CBI inquiry into the matter.”
Echoing along with his allegations, Bir Devinder stated, “A mega land scandal involving the Punjab health minister has come to the fore, in which a suspicious trust, headed by Balbir Singh Sidhu, has usurped the common panchayat land of Balongi village in Mohali district, worth Rs 100 crores, with the active connivance of minister for rural development and panchayats Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa. To legalise it, he is also including Balongi into MC limits, which must be probed by CBI.”
Documents counsel there was a proposal to construct a banquet corridor
English Daily Tribune bought maintain of the paperwork submitted by the Bal Gopal Gau Basera Welfare Society, the NGO that bought the land. The paperwork counsel {that a} decision, signed by its common secretary Naresh Kansal, was ready final yr in October wherein there was point out of Gaushala, Mandir, diagnostic centre and banquet corridor to be constructed on the land. The official handle of the NGO is Sidhu’s residence at Mohali, and he’s the president of the NGO as properly.
Activists and villagers cried foul
Parvinder Singh Kittna, RTI activist, despatched a letter to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and demanded an inquiry into the matter. He alleged it was a case of land grabbing. Another activist, Satnam Daun, added that the land mafia has been eyeing the prime land of a number of villages in Mohali. He alleged panchayats are being compelled to move resolutions at hand over prime lands to non-public people.
The panchayat and villagers are reportedly not prepared to permit building of something apart from Gaushala on the stated land. Bahadur Singh, Balongi Sarpanch stated in a press release that they bought a proposal just for Gaushala and nothing else. “There was no mention of either banquet hall or a temple,” he added.
Minister denied allegations
Health Minister Sidhu claimed that the land had been allotted solely to construct a Gaushala and maintain stray cattle. He assured me there wouldn’t be any business actions on the premises. While addressing the media at NGO on Friday final week, he stated that the land would solely be used for charitable functions. “If anyone wants to know the purpose, he may visit the site to see the commercial activities running there,” he added.
Sidhu rubbished the claims made by the opposition leaders and stated, “Is it a mistake to construct a gaushala after I made a commitment to the people of Mohali that I will make this city stray animal free so that the road mishaps could be prevented and precious lives of innocent people, as well as animals, can be saved.”
He additional added that the land was encroached upon by folks, however after the development of Gaushala, the panchayat will get earnings from the lease. He stated that the NGO is making an attempt to ascertain a state-of-the-art semen lab on the Gaushala to begin analysis on foetus transplant to make sure solely feminine calves are born.”
NGO claims there can be no business actions
Kansal claimed that the banquet proposed within the plan was not for business actions, nevertheless it was meant to be a group corridor for poor folks in order that they will maintain their capabilities and festivities. He added that the trustees have been working tirelessly for the final 4 years to supply the most effective take care of the stray cattle within the space. In 2017-18 the NGO was managing the Municipal Corporation Gaushala, nevertheless it lacked area, services and food plan for the cattle, Kansal added.
Anurag Aggarwal, a trustee of the Bal Gopal Gau Basera Welfare Society, claimed that trustees have donated cash and raised funds by way of donations to assemble the Gaushala with an funding of Rs.1 crore. He added that the purpose is to ascertain a diagnostic-cum-health centre together with a group corridor for the poor. The NGO stated that they’d make investments a complete of Rs.5 crores in finishing the venture.