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Shiromani Akali Dal MLA arrested
Chandigarh, July 29: Continuing with its anti-corruption drive against former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Punjab vigilance sleuths have arrested Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator from Joga, Jagdeep Singh Nakai, believed to be close to Rajya Sabha member and Badal`s son Sukhbir Singh, on charges of forgery and corruption.
Chandigarh, July 29: Continuing with its
anti-corruption drive against former Chief Minister Parkash
Singh Badal, Punjab vigilance sleuths have arrested Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD) legislator from Joga, Jagdeep Singh Nakai,
believed to be close to Rajya Sabha member and Badal's son
Sukhbir Singh, on charges of forgery and corruption.
Other charges framed against Nakai included that of
nepotism and favouritism during his tenure as the chairman of
Milkfed, the official said.
Nakai, who would be produced in a Kharar court later in
the day, is the tenth sad legislator to be arrested or booked
under corruption charges by the Amarinder Singh government
since its installation early last year.
Bureau Report