Punjab Vigilance Division Arrests Former Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni

Punjab Vigilance Division Arrests Former Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni [ad_1]

OP Soni was arrested from Chandigarh and is being taken to Amritsar.

Chandigarh:

Congress chief and Punjab's former Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni has been arrested in a disproportionate property case by the state Vigilance Division.  Mr Soni was arrested from Chandigarh, and now he's being taken to Amritsar, the place he might be produced in court docket tomorrow.

A spokesperson of the division stated there was a disproportionate improve in property of the previous minister between 2016 and 2022 --
 when the Congress was in energy within the state.

An inquiry was ordered on this matter on October 10, 2022.
Sources within the investigative company stated between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2022, the revenue of the previous Deputy Chief Minister and his household was 4.5 crores, whereas he spent 12.5 crores.

On this interval, OP Soni additionally created property within the identify of his spouse Suman Soni and son Raghav Soni.

A First Info Report has been registered beneath Sections 13 (1) (b) and 13 (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act following investigations, a spokesperson of the company stated in Chandigarh.
The arrest of the Congress chief comes amid the anti-corruption marketing campaign launched by Aam Aadmi Celebration Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

It's probably so as to add to the rift between AAP and the Congress at a time the opposition is attempting to sew up a typical entrance to tackle the BJP within the 2024 common elections.

After Mr Soni's arrest, Punjab Congress chief  Amarinder Singh Warring tweeted:

Arrest of former Deputy CM OP Soni ji is yet one more try by @BhagwantMann to deviate public consideration from actual points. Vendetta politics has by no means yielded any output & this might be one other such incident.

— Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (@RajaBrar_INC) July 9, 2023

OP Soni is a five-time MLA from Amritsar who misplaced the seat final yr, when AAP swept the election. In 2021, Captain Amarinder Singh was eliminated and Charanjit Singh Channi was made the Chief Minister, whereas OP Soni was made the Deputy Chief Minister.

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