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assembly in session
Rail Roko: Farmers stopped in their tracks
State govt to recruit five retired Army Generals
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Road to Badal village being
four-laned
Finance Dept won’t buy new cars for VIPs
All new langar facility to come up at Golden Temple in a year
PPCB green signal to new langar shed
Shamlat plunder stalling rural development
Pakistan to hand over Sarabjit’s belongings next month
Pending assessment cases
Foundation to be set up in memory of Punjabi scholar
Paddy arrivals drop by 25% in Fatehgarh Sahib district
30 govt colleges in Punjab without librarians
10,000 children to make largest human water droplet
HC upholds sentence to BSF
man for helping drug peddlers
4 held with heroin worth
Rs 120 crore
Abducted Akali leader, aides freed
9 quintals of stale sweets seized
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assembly in session
Chandigarh, October 28 Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Sunil Jakhar alleged that the government was trying hard not to “accommodate” the issues raised by the Opposition as it had failed to deliver on all fronts, including power and education. He said instead of being evasive, the government should bring out a white paper on various issues. “We cannot allow the House to run merely on the lines preferred by the government. We want to question the government on vital issues affecting the common man. The Speaker has not promised us any special time slot,” he said. The CLP Leader said the Congress MLAs would seek answers on property tax, VAT refund, industrial policy, DA arrears, inflated power bills, waterlogging and the drug menace. “If refused extra sittings (at least 10), we will request the Speaker to give us two hours to take up two issues everyday,” Jakhar said. Former Chief Ministers Capt Amarinder Singh and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal did not attend the opening session today. President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Partap Singh Bajwa did not attend the CLP meeting today. He had earlier announced that he would attend the important meeting to discuss floor strategy.
Govt to shift blame to Centre
Chandigarh, October 28 A joint meeting of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP, held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here this evening, decided that the government would respond to the issues raised by the Opposition with bare facts and not adopt an aggressive tone. Sources say the government plans a counter-offensive, by putting the blame of all ills afflicting the state on the Congress-led Central Government. The SAD and BJP are well-prepared to counter the Congress on the issue of “poor financial condition of the state”, blaming the Central Government for not releasing grants to Punjab. The Centre has reportedly failed to clear Punjab’s central sales tax dues worth almost Rs 681 crore. On the issue of illegal mining too the SAD-BJP plans to blame the Congress-led Central Government for the “inability and inefficiency” of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to grant clearance for the auction of sand quarries. Even on the issues of tardy paddy procurement in the state and rampant drug abuse, the government will respond by blaming the Centre for failing to relax procurement specifications and for failing to drug smuggling from across the border. It is learnt that BJP Ministers were reportedly asked by the Chief Minister to be fully ready with facts and figures lest theycut a sorry figure on the floor of the assembly when questioned by the Opposition on issues pertaining to their departments. Most of the issues to be raised by the Opposition reportedly deal with the ministries held by the BJP.
Tributes paid to Dang, Pran, freedom fighters
Chandigarh: On the first day of the session today, the Vidhan Sabha paid homage to Left leaders Sat Pal Dang and Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, former Leader of Opposition Gurbinder Kaur Brar, Bollywood actor Pran and playback singer Manna Dey. Tributes were also paid to freedom fighters Ram Singh, Gurbaksh Singh Rahi, Gurdas Singh Bedi, Kartar Singh, Kabal Singh, Parkash Chand Walia, Bhagwant Singh, Mehar Singh, Tilak Raj Suri, Ram Singh, Gurmukh Singh, Gurdev Singh, Krishan Chander, Thakur Punjab Singh, Vir Singh Haal, Shingara Singh, Gian Singh Katwal, Inder Sen Chawla, Dan Singh, Ranjit Singh, Gurdial Singh and Dyal Singh. Speaker Charanjit Atwal made obituary references to Jagdish Tangri, Taksali leader Mohinder Singh Pabat, Punjabi writers Rajinder kaur and Gurdev Singh Rai and journalists Santokh Singh Tapasvi and Jasdeep Malhotra. — TNS
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Rail Roko: Farmers stopped in their tracks
Amritsar, October 28 Over 1,200 farmers were detained across the state. In Amritsar, the protesters had started gathering near the Golden Temple Complex right since early morning. Once a sizable number of people gathered, they started marching towards the railway station. The heavy police force deployed in the area tried to prevent them at the starting point, but didn’t use much force probably due to the fact that it was close to the Golden Temple Complex. The protesters then headed towards the Jallianwalla Bagh. The police, however, intercepted them at the Dharam Singh Market Chowk and didn’t allow them to proceed further. This led to a confrontation between the two sides, which resulted in the turbans of a few farmers getting toppled while some others sustained minor injuries. A few of the farmers had managed to cross the police barricade at the Dharam Singh Market, but they too could not reach far and were stopped at the Town Hall. The police also took a few of the activists into custody. Finding themselves cornered, the farmers resorted to a dharna at the Dharam Singh Market itself, which lasted for around three hours. They called off their agitation only after the police assured them of releasing the detained farmers unconditionally. Farmer leaders Dr Satnam Singh Ajnala, Datar Singh and Satnam Singh Pannu addressed the protesters and alleged that the agriculturists were being paid Rs 300 to Rs 400 less than the MSP (minimum support price) for their paddy. The farmers alleged exploitation on the pretext of moisture in paddy. They demanded that the Centre should increase the permissible moisture content limit from 17 to 22 per cent. Hundreds detained across Moga district
Moga: Hundreds of farmers were taken into preventive custody by the police to foil their ‘Rail Roko’ agitation. The raids to arrest farmer activists began on Sunday and continued even on Monday. Sukhdev Singh Kokri, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta) general secretary, said the farmers were being “forced” to sell their produce at lower prices. He alleged a nexus between officials of various procurement agencies and commission agents was in play to deny the farmers a “respectable” amount for their produce. He said activists of 17 different farmer organisations in Punjab were part of the agitation. Kokri claimed in the Doaba region, hundreds of farmers stopped traffic on the Nakodar-Ludhiana railway track near Pratap Pura village for more than an hour. Later, the police swooped on the protesters and took many of them into custody. In Malwa , the police protesting farmers stopped them at Jakhepal, Dhuri, Raikot, Sukhpura, Ghunas and at various other locations and took hundreds of them into custody from Dhilwan Kalan village. Kokri alleged that at least 1,200 farmers had been detained across the state today. A no-show in Barnala, Sangrur areas too
Barnala/Sangrur: In the Malwa region, the farmers had planned a rail blockade at Handhiaya railway station in Barnala. However, that could not be as the police did not allow the farmers to gather at their planned location. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) leader Joginder Singh said the police had taken about 80 farmers into custody in Dhuri while about 180 had been detained in Dharamgarh (Sunam). He said over 100 farmers had been detained near Khudi village in Barnala. Barnala Senior Superintendent of Police Upinderjit Singh Ghuman said around 200 farmers had been detained as a preventive measure in the district but all were left off later. Ghuman’s Sangrur counterpart Mandeep Singh Sidhu said 234 farmers were taken into preventive custody. Phagwara: The police took more than 150 farmers, including women, into preventive custody to foil their attempt to interrupt rail traffic in Phagwara, Goraya, Phillaur, Bilga and
Nurmahal.
Debt-ridden farmer who consumed poison dies
Machiwara, October 28 Sources said Resham Singh (40) took the extreme step as he was reportedly upset over the failure of his paddy crop. He is survived by his wife and three minor children. Resham Singh had three acres of his own while he had taken another 10 acres on lease. But rain destroyed a major portion of the paddy crop he had grown. He was reportedly under a debt of Rs 7 lakh. Village sarpanch Darshan Singh and other residents have demanded that the state government should pay a compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the deceased’s family.
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State govt to recruit five retired Army Generals
Chandigarh, October 28 Sources said three retired officers of the rank of Lieutenant General or Major General, preferably from the Corps of Engineers, would be recruited against the posts of Technical Adviser in the departments of roads, public health and irrigation and drainage. Two posts have been earmarked for officers of the rank of Major General for appointment as Director in the proposed six new schools for meritorious students belonging to rural areas. These schools are being set up in Mohali, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Bathinda, Ludhiana and Pathankot. A letter seeking the services of retired officers was written by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to the Army Headquarters recently, said sources. In response, the Army raised the matter with the Director, Defence Services Welfare, Punjab. Punjab already has several retired generals, besides other officers, working in various capacities in the government. Lt Gen MS Buttar is the Chairman, Punjab Public Service Commission, while Lt Gen BS Dhaliwal and Maj Gen BK Bhatt hold the post of Technical Adviser to the Chief Minister. Maj Gen BS Grewal is the Director, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, Mohali, whereas Maj Gen JS Ghuman is the Director, Sri Dashmesh Academy, Anandpur Sahib. Apart from the aforementioned appointments, Punjab is also seeking officers of the rank of Brigadier as Sports Adviser to the Punjab Government and officers of the rank of Colonel from the Army Physical Training Corps as Principal at sports schools and proposed special schools in the state. There are also a large number of vacancies for Junior Commissioned Officers and other ranks in the Punjab Ex-Servicemen Corporation that provides security to various government departments, institutes, dams and hospitals. Posts to be filled
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Road to Badal village being
four-laned
Badal, October 28 The total cost of widening the 6.61-km-long road will cost nearly Rs 5 crore and about 900 trees have been axed for this purpose. After widening, the existing 7-10 m road will be of 7m wide on each side of the divider being constructed in the middle of it. About 2 km road from Bathinda to Kaljharani has already been four-laned. Sources said the widening of the road was required because whenever any member of the Badal family came to their native village, a large number of people from across the state, especially from the Malwa region, thronged the village to meet them. Harbans Singh, Junior Engineer (JE), PWD (B&R), who is supervising the work at Badal village, said, "Most of the work has been completed and the remaining will not take more than a month's time. The entire road will have a divider, except at a few places." He further said a Bathinda-based contractor had been assigned the work of widening. "The widening of the road was to be done much earlier, but setting up of a sewerage system at Badal village took a long time due to whcih the work was delayed," said the contractor. He further said saplings would be planted on the road divider to beautify it. Some senior officials in the state government, however, said the Bathinda-Kaljharani-Badal-Kheowali road was very important because a number of big projects had come up on this road, including the Central University, a sports school and many important colleges.
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Finance Dept won’t buy new cars for VIPs
Chandigarh, October 28 Making an exception, the department has granted permission to buy a luxurious Mercedes Benz for a whopping Rs 1.10 crore for the Governor. But this too comes with a rider, the Governor can buy the car from within Punjab and for this quotations from seven car dealers is a must. However, there are just two Mercedes dealers in Punjab. Highly-placed sources told The Tribune that the Transport Department had sent a proposal to the Finance Department, seeking that grants be released for the purchase of 53 Innovas, most of which were to be used in the cavalcades of the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister. The State Appellate Authority of some departments had also sought permission for buying SX4 sedans. The Finance Department has said that no new vehicles can be purchased, unless it’s a special case and approved by the Finance Minister. In the Budget proposals for 2012-13 and again in this fiscal’s Budget proposals, it was clearly mentioned that no new cars would be bought by the government. All state government departments were asked to surrender any additional budget that they may have created for buying new vehicles. Heads of government departments, Commissioners of divisions, Deputy Commissioners, District and Sessions Judges and the Registrar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court had been told not to recommend a case for buying new vehicles. Speed-breaker
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All new langar facility to come up at Golden Temple in a year
Amritsar, October 28 Talking to The Tribune, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said the work had started and the firm engaged for the project had been asked to complete it within a year. The new facility will boast of features like an ultramodern kitchen, air-conditioned halls, lifts, basement for storage of ration and vegetables, separate area for washing vegetables, besides the provision for conveyor system. The kitchen will be “heat-proof” so that the devotees and the volunteers involved in cooking langar do not have any problem while performing “sewa”. The project will be carried out in a phased manner. At present, there are two langar halls with a capacity of serving 5,000 devotees each. These were constructed by Baba Kharak Singh in 1971. The SGPC has erected a huge temporary shed to shift the ‘langar’ cooking facility to pave the way for the construction of the new kitchen. Though the SGPC still uses wood as fuel, there are reports that the modern kitchen doesn’t have a provision for it. At present, around 5,000 LPG cylinders are utilised in the Golden Temple’s langar facility every month. The new kitchen will be completely on the LPG system. The entire system will be based on the pattern of a five-star hotel, the sources said. However, Makkar said there would be a provision for using wood for cooking langar in a separate shed in case of an emergency. The new building would have four floors, including the basement. Makkar said they were exploring the option of cooking langar with solar energy. In one such project, the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) was working on a plan to prepare langar at the shrine with a solar steam cooking system. A Faridabad-based firm had also carried out a survey in this regard last year. Around 40,000 to 50,000 devotees partake of langar at the Golden Temple everyday. The number increases during weekends and special occasions like “gurpurb”. Salient features
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PPCB green signal to new langar shed
Amritsar, October 28 Inaugurated by SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar, the shed has been made to pave the way for expansion of the ‘langar’ facility and construction of a modern kitchen. The PPCB team was led by Pritpal Singh from the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology. He expressed satisfaction with the way hearths and chimneys had been put up in the new shed constructed by Baba Labh Singh and Baba Harbhajan Singh. Talking to mediapersons, Makkar said special attention had been paid to ensure the new facility caused minimal pollution. “Four hearths have been installed to cook pulses and vegetables while another four are there to cook chapattis. Besides, the heat generated from these will be utilised in getting hot water supply for the facility.
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Shamlat plunder stalling rural development
Chandigarh, October 28 The Rural Development and Panchayats Department has itself admitted that 27,000 acres of land is under illegal possession across the state. That means the annual loss to panchayats, if calculated at the rate of Rs 30,000 per acre (prevailing price in most parts), would run into several crores. “The villagers are the ultimate sufferers. The income generated through leasing out this encroached land could have been utilised for developmental works,” says SS Boparai, a retired IAS officer. But, more worrisome is the fact that the state government has, in most cases, failed to execute its own orders to evict encroachers from panchayat land. In Patiala, where more than 2,000 acres is in illegal possession, eviction orders were issued in case of 1,449 acres but hardly any success could be achieved. The enforcement of eviction orders has been hanging fire in Jalandhar district too for the past several years. “The authority of government officials over such land has weakened over the years whereas the influence of the encroachers has grown. In such a situation, it has become difficult to enforce the law and deliver justice,” he says. Panchayat Department officials say a long process has to be followed to get the land freed. They say such cases first go to the District Development and Panchayats Officer, then to the department Director and subsequently to various courts. “Such cases keep on dragging in various courts for years. Some Revenue Department officials too are not much cooperative,” a senior official says. “We have been pressing the revenue authorities for demarcation of shamlat and panchayat land, but the process is being delayed for reasons best known to them,” says the official. An alleged nexus between influential persons, politicians as well as government authorities concerned is also to be blamed. Vote-bank politics is also to be blamed. Says Dr Sucha Singh, an eminent economist and Director-General of Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), “Encroaching panchayat land is not possible without the backing of politicians and government officials. This kind of nexus has to be ended.” He says the panchayats should have the final authority on their land. “Even if any factory or solar plant is to be set up on shamlat land, the final authority should rest with the panchayat. It should decide the terms and conditions of the land lease and work out the profit-sharing method with private investors,” says Dr Sucha Singh.
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Pakistan to hand over Sarabjit’s belongings next month
Islamabad, October 28 In August, Indian officials had formally requested the Pakistani authorities to facilitate the return of Sarabjit’s clothes and other belongings, retained by officials of Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, to his family. "We are going to hand over his personal belongings soon," Interior Ministry spokesman Omar Hameed Khan was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune. The administration of Kot Lakhpat Jail has already transferred the items to the Interior Ministry. "We have handed a copy of the Quran, three other holy books in Hindi, a rosary, five sets of clothes, a sleeping mattress, a pitcher, a blanket and a pair of shoes to the Interior Ministry," a jail official said. Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur had requested Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to bring back his belongings. Indian sources said they were yet to be officially informed about the handing over of Sarabjit's belongings. — PTI
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Pending assessment cases
Patiala, October 28 The circular came following widespread resentment among traders over the pending assessment cases and accusations of favouritism and delay against the department. Sources said the state government was already sitting on the pending Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds and had not released the amount despite repeated promises. “In addition, the VAT assessment cases for 2009-10 are also pending,” said the sources. A senior official in the department told The Tribune that assessment cases worth crores were still pending for assessment and in case they cross the November 2013 deadline, the penalties imposed would not be upheld in the court. It was important for the department to complete the formalities before the deadline. “The decision to extend the working days to six is one such step and the district officials have been told to ensure that all pending assessment work is complete in the stipulated time,” he said. It was brought to the notice of Excise and Taxation Commissioner Anurag Verma at the monthly review meeting of the department that the assessment cases for 2009-10 were still pending and it was needed that Saturdays be working till the backlog was cleared. In April, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, while interacting with industrialists, had claimed to categorise industry. He had said the A-category dealers would be compliant dealers with top class track record and would be eligible for the automatic fast track refund of VAT, while in the B-category, the VAT refund would be made in the minimum possible time. For the C-category, certain checks would be incorporated for making refunds. He had further promised to make the fund process more transparent for the traders. However, despite assurances, the refunds are hard to avail for the Punjab-based manufacturers who are already facing tough time due to rising cost of the dollar against rupee. Following widespread protests by traders and industrialists a few days ago, the Deputy Chief Minister had again promised to release the VAT refund within three months. A department source said in the last fiscal, the department collected Rs 15,000 crore as tax and released the due amount of Rs 600 crore as refunds. “Therefore, there was no reason why we would not release the amount in this fiscal. There are delays but we are working on it,” said a senior official. However, given the pending and slow pace of work, traders in the state might have to wait a bit too long to receive their due VAT refunds.
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Foundation to be set up in memory of Punjabi scholar
Patiala, October 28 This was today informed at a seminar organised at the conference hall of the mini secretariat, Patiala, under the guidance of Patiala Deputy Commissioner GK Singh . Many students of the late professor, including Saraswati Award winner Dalip Kaur Tiwana, took part in the deliberations. Prof Pritam Singh was an eminent Punjabi scholar, who authored over 60 books. Proficient in Punjabi, Persian, Urdu and Hindi, Prof Pritam held a master degrees in English, Persian and oriental learning from Punjab University, Lahore. He retired as a professor from Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar. He was also associated with many literary societies.
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Paddy arrivals drop by 25% in Fatehgarh Sahib district
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 28 The low yield of the paddy crop, subsequent damage and discolouring has added to the worries of not only the farmers and arhtiyas but also the rice millers. As per the official figures, the arrival of paddy has dropped by about 50,000 tonnes as compared to the last year. According to the figures available, about 2.41 lakh tonnes of paddy has arrived in various mandis of the district till October 27, whereas last year it was about 3 lakh tonnes. High velocity winds and incessant rains in the district had not only raised the moisture in the paddy, but had also discoloured the grain. Arhtiyas who had made advance payments to the farmers for their crop are a worried lot. They fear they will not be able to recover the amount. Rice millers who usually get 4,000 tonnes of paddy for milling every year will now get around 2,500 tonnes and will not be able to recover the running cost of the mill. President of the Fatehgarh Sahib Rice Millers’ Association Inderjit Singh Sandhu said the government should increase the quantity of the discoloured and damaged rice grain from 3 per cent to 5 per cent. He said they would not be able to recover the processing amount due to 25 per cent decline in the crop yield.
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30 govt colleges in Punjab without librarians
Ludhiana, October 28 Barjinder Pal Dhiman from Bikram College of Commerce, Patiala, who is the president of the Punjab College Librarians' Association, said there had been no recruitment of librarians in the government colleges for the past several years. "A librarian is the custodian of the books, but unfortunately there are no librarians in over 30 government schools in Punjab,” rued the president. General secretary of the Librarians' Association Pradeep Rattan said there were only 28 librarians in government colleges across Punjab. "Librarians have to take care of books. It is such a sorry state of affairs that libraries in many government colleges of Punjab are being taken care of by peons. The post of a librarian is at par with the college lecturer, but the state government is least bothered about recruiting new staff," said Rattan. The Secretary, Higher Education, Dr Roshan Sunkaria, admitted that 50 per cent of the posts of the college lecturers and librarians were lying vacant in the colleges. "Since there is a ban on recruitments by the court, we really can’t do much to fill these posts,”
he said. Sorry state of affairs It is such a sorry state of affairs that libraries in many government colleges across Punjab are being taken care of by peons. The post of librarian is at par with the college lecturer, but the state government is least bothered about recruiting new staff
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10,000 children to make largest human water droplet
Ropar, October 28
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HC upholds sentence to BSF
man for helping drug peddlers
Chandigarh, October 28 A judgment pronounced by a Division Bench of the High Court, upholding 15-year imprisonment awarded to a Pakistani national, a BSF constable and another drug peddler, has, in fact, brought to the fore how the Pakistani troops support the smugglers and even open fire when they are caught. The incident dates back to the night of June 28, 2005. At about 1.15 am, constables Satpal Singh and Kailash Chand were on duty at a border outpost when they observed some movement approximately 100 m ahead of the fence near a border pillar. As the message was flashed, a “naka party” ordered the intruders to surrender. They stood still for a while, but the man standing behind ran towards the international border and escaped, taking advantage of the darkness and bushes. On reaching the spot, the company commander took the other intruder on gun point and sent guard party to bring him to own side through a gate. What happened then was an open display of retribution. Four rounds were fired from the Pakistani side and in retaliation the troops fired 11 rounds of
BDR. After the firing stopped, the party recovered a packet. The Pakistani intruder revealed it was heroin. The same day, the NCB officials started investigation and the accused Naveed Masih was arrested. In his statement, Masih volunteered that co-accused “Ajit Singh was his accomplice on this side of the border along with a BSF constable for illegal importation/transportation of narcotics”. The constable was later on identified as appellant Arsal Singh.
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4 held with heroin worth
Rs 120 crore
Amritsar, October 28 Among those nabbed was the kingpin of a drug trafficking racket, identified as Jasbir Singh alias Jassa alias Ghaint and his accomplices Kuldip Singh alias Heera, Avtar Singh alias Taari, and Tarsem Singh alias Pappu, all residents of Tarn Taran district. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act. Ashwani Kumar, Additional IG, Counter-Intelligence, Amritsar, said Jassa, a resident of Manhe Malhiyan village near Chabbal, was arrested in 2010 by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with 54 kg of heroin and was sentenced to 15 years in jail. He was recently released on a six-week parole. “During the parole period, he revived his contacts in Pakistan and received the consignment of 24 kg of heroin in the Fazilka Sector on the intervening night of October 25 and 26,” the officer said. Jassa and his accomplices were travelling in an Innova (PB-11BA 6739) to deliver the consignment yesterday when their vehicle was intercepted by an SSOC team. About the kingpin
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Abducted Akali leader, aides freed
Khanna/Samrala, October 28 They will be allowed to board a flight after questioning by the Hong Kong police about their abductors, said the Khanna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP). He said Simranjit Singh of Kaonke village had been arrested while taking a ransom of Rs 5 lakh from Khera’s family in front of Malwa Resort, Samrala. The Samrala police had registered a case on the complaint of Kera’s brother Naginder Singh against Romi, Simranjit Singh, Ali and Money, all residents of Hong Kong. Samrala property dealer Harbhajan Singh, who had played a key role in finalising the land deal in the office of Samrala (Urban) Youth Akali Dal president Upjinder Singh Sekhon, had been detained for questioning, the SSP said. Sources said Khera had struck a deal on his five-storey commercial complex in Ludhiana with a Hong Kong company through a property dealer for Rs 10.90
crore.
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9 quintals of stale sweets seized
Sangrur, October 28 There were about 5 quintals of ‘khoya’ in eight drums and 4 quintals of ‘petha’ sweet in seven drums. Talking to the TNS today, Dhuri Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Krishan Kumar Panthey said on a tip off, the cold storage unit was raided where 15 drums of ‘khoya’ and ‘petha’ sweet were lying for a month. He said they informed the District Health Officer, Dr Surinder Singla, about it, who visited the spot along with the Food Safety Officer to collect samples. The DSP further said the ‘khoya’ and ‘petha’ belonged to one Jagdeep Singh of Cheema village, who supplied the sweets in wholesale in the Chandigarh area. He said after putting seals on all drums, the police took it into custody. The police swung into action considering it to could be adulterated or unfit for human consumption. He said his team had taken 15 samples, one from each drum. In view of the festive season, all the 15 samples had been sent to the Food Laboratory, Chandigarh, he said. If the samples were found unfit for consumption as per the Food Safety and Standards Act, action would be taken against the owner, he added. Bitter Treat
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