AAP Govt Under Fire: MP Tewari Calls for CBI in Official Suicide

Punjab reels from the suicide of a senior warehousing official, Gaggandeep Singh Randhawa, prompting Congress MP Manish Tewari to demand a CBI inquiry amid allegations of ministerial strong-arming. The Amritsar tragedy has opposition parties baying for blood, targeting AAP’s governance model.

Randhawa, a district manager, ended his life with poison Saturday, citing abuse by ex-Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar in notes corroborated by wife Upinder Kaur’s FIR. She claims Bhullar’s team beat and pressured him into the act, spotlighting a toxic interplay between politics and administration.

Tewari wasted no time, telling media, ‘A probe’s legitimacy rests on public confidence – CBI is the only way here.’ He pressed the Punjab government to cede jurisdiction, framing it as a test of their commitment to justice in a ‘deeply disturbing’ saga.

Fury spread as Udit Raj slammed AAP’s ‘extreme corruption’ post-Mann’s ascension, while BJP’s Sunil Jakhar rallied protests at CM House and met the grieving family. ‘This is murder in broad daylight; arrest Bhullar now,’ Jakhar demanded, stripping Mann of moral legitimacy and linking it to sacked ministers Singla and Sarari.

Jakhar depicted a state where extortion has escalated from streets to secretariats, forcing officials into fatal corners. AAP’s ‘ruthless honesty’ mantra lies in tatters, he said. With multi-party condemnation, the suicide risks snowballing into a major scandal, necessitating a federal probe to dissect the rot and safeguard public servants from undue influence.