Singla convicted of stalling rail traffic, put on 6-month probation
: Public works department (PWD) minister Vijay Inder Singla and former Congress MLA Surinder Pal Singh Sibia were convicted of stalling rail traffic by the court of chief judicial magistrate here on Wednesday.
A case was registered against the two by Railway Protection Force under Section 174 of The Railways Act-1989 (obstructing running of train) on May 5, 2015.
They were released on probation for six months on furnishing a personal bond of ₹35,000 each, with the condition that they will not indulge in any act of similar nature during this period.
Singla said he will challenge the order in the higher court.
“The convicts had pleaded that they are social workers. No other case has ever been registered against them. They are ordered to be released on probation for six months on furnishing personal bond in the sum of ₹35,000 ,” says the order.
Singla and Sibia appeared before the court with their counsels. Sibia, a one-time Congress MLA from Sangrur, had joined Shiromani Akali Dal before the state assembly elections in 2017. He had unsuccessfully contested from Barnala segment on a SADBJP ticket. “The railways had
SINGLA AND FORMER CONGRESS MLA SURINDER PAL SINGH SIBIA WERE BOOKED BY RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE IN 2015
alleged that Singla and Sibia stopped a train and stalled traffic. The CJM convicted the two and released them on six-month probation . The probation has been given due to their clean record,” said Samir Fattha, the counsel of Singla.
As per FIR, Singla and Sibia had stopped a train in Sangrur during a protest against the SAD-BJP government in 2015. The protest was organised following the death of a girl, who had fallen off a bus owned by the Badal family.