Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has written to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh pointing out “serious lapses” in the d...
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has written to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh pointing out “serious lapses” in the developmental works in his Amritsar East constituency, reported NDTV on Friday. This is the first time Sidhu has directly communicated with the chief minister after he quit from his position in the state Cabinet last year.
“The work on five bridges that the CM inaugurated in October 2018, costing Rs 137 crore, (two of these bridges are in Amritsar East), has been going on at snail’s pace,” the letter, dated July 16 said, according to Hindustan Times. “Even after I personally made efforts to take approvals by hand from the railway ministry, which otherwise takes years, tenders done, permissions taken and funds submitted, nothing has fructified so far.”
The letter pointed out that Singh had recommended work, costing Rs 5 crore, under the Punjab Environmental Improvement Project (Phase-1) for Sidhu’s constituency in December but “nothing has been done so far”.
The MLA also noted that Singh had allocated Rs 24 crore under the Punjab Environmental Improvement Project (Phase-2) in June this year. “I had submitted details and specifications for Rs 11 crore worth development works under the aforesaid scheme,” the letter added. “But the MC has sent me details for the projects worth Rs 7 crore...
