Hindustan Times (Patiala)

Ind MLA Kundu threatens to withdraw support to govt

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@htlive.com

ROHTAK: Independen­t MLA from Meham Balraj Kundu on Sunday threatened to withdraw support to the BJP- JJP government in Haryana if chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar fails to order a probe into allegation­s of corruption against former cooperativ­es minister Manish Grover within a month.

Talking to reporters here, Kundu said he had demanded inquiry against Grover for allegedly allotting developmen­t projects in Rohtak to his relatives and favourite contractor­s by ignoring rules and regulation­s.

He alleged that Grover was also responsibl­e for largescale irregulari­ties in sugar mills across the state during his tenure as cooperativ­es minister.

Meanwhile, Grover was not available for his comments despite repeated phone calls by HT.

PROTESTS CHEATING CASE AGAINST HIM

Meanwhile, a high-voltage drama was witnessed outside the Civil Lines police station here after Kundu reached there with hundreds of his supporters to offer his arrest in the cheating case registered against him and his Shiv Raj Kundu on Saturday.

Alleging that the case is false, Kundu staged a dharna for nearly three hours outside the police station and dared the police to arrest him.

“The police had booked me in a false case due to political pressure and Grover is exhorting pressure on administra­tion to implicate me in a false case,” he added. Rohtak superinten­dent of police (SP) Rahul Sharma later reached the police station and pacified agitated supporters of

Kundu. He has assured the MLA that a fair investigat­ion will be carried out into the case registered against him.

ABHAY SEEKS CBI PROBE INTO GRAFT ALLEGATION­S

Meanwhile, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) general secretary Abhay Singh Chautala demanded a Central Bureau of Investigat­ion (CBI) inquiry into the alleged irregulari­ties in the allotment of developmen­t works in Rohtak.

 ?? MANOJ DHAKA/HT ?? Meham MLA Balraj Kundu along with his supporters during a protest in Rohtak on Sunday.
MANOJ DHAKA/HT Meham MLA Balraj Kundu along with his supporters during a protest in Rohtak on Sunday.

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