The North News
New Delhi, March 23
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said he will immediately order a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of a Punjab government official if all MPs from the state jointly submit a written request. The assurance came in the Lok Sabha on Monday after Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla raised the death of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, a district manager with the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar.
Raising the issue in Parliament, Aujla alleged that Bhullar had put pressure on the officer, leading to his death. Shah, who was present in the House, was about to leave when Aujla asked him to hear the matter. Responding in the House, the Home Minister said that if all Punjab MPs submit a written representation together, he would “immediately” order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the case.
Aujla said the case had raised serious concerns about the working environment for officials in Punjab, adding that it had become increasingly difficult for “honest officers” to function in the state.
Randhawa allegedly died after consuming poison early on Saturday. Later the same day, Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar resigned amid allegations that he had harassed the official.A video, purportedly recorded before Randhawa’s death, has also circulated on social media. In the video , he appears to say he had consumed a poisonous substance and accuses Mr Bhullar of harassment. The authenticity of the video has not been independently verified.
The case has triggered political controversy in Punjab, with opposition parties demanding a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the official’s death.
With PTI Inputs
