Bir Devinder: Sorry about Capt’s ‘misconceived understanding’ of federalism

Former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Bir Devinder Singh. (Specific photograph by means of Jasbir Malhi/Record)

Former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Bir Devinder Singh Tuesday welcomed the departmental inquiry ordered by means of Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot into the misappropriation of the centrally-funded SC post-matric scholarship scheme in Punjab.

“Ordinarily the disclosure made by means of the executive secretary of the dept in his report back to the Leader Secretary will have to had been depended on and welcomed by means of the CM. He will have to have sought feedback of the minister slightly than hanging the problem at the again burner.

Amarinder Singh will have to have acted straight away on this case to make sure clear inquiry. In any case it’s an enormous quantity of Rs 57.71 crore siphoned off by means of the cheating conduits of the welfare division with the energetic connivance of Minister Sadhu Singh Dharmsot, as alleged within the record,” stated Bir Devinder.

He added that he felt very sorry about Amarinder’s “misconceived notional working out” of the doctrine of federalism.

“The self-discipline of the doctrine of federalism does now not ensure freehand to the states to embezzle scholarship price range supposed for SC scholars, with impunity. Leader Minister’s objection to the departmental inquiry ordered by means of the Central Minister is not just absurd and out of place; it’s ridiculously beside the point. Captain’s competitive reaction at the factor has uncovered his loss of take hold of of the Centre-State family members, outlined beneath the Indian Charter,” he stated.

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