Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday sacked his own minister from the cabinet, Dr Vijay Singla, on the allegations of corruption, know his biography and education
He has already been arrested.
On Tuesday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that Health Minister Vijay Singla had been ousted from the state cabinet due to allegations of corruption. Singla was detained by the Anti-Corruption Bureau shortly after his departure.
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In a video message, the chief minister stated,
I’m going to punish the minister severely. I’m taking him out of the cabinet.
A complaint has been filed against him by the police.
Singla is accused of receiving a 1% commission on all bids issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare. The action comes after the AAP pledged to fight corruption in Punjab.
Since lots of people are talking about him and trying to find more about him on the internet. So, here’s what we know about it:
Who Is Vijay Singla?
Vijay Singla is an Indian politician who serves in the Punjab Legislative Assembly as a member of the Mansa Assembly seat.
Between March and May 2022, Singla was given the responsibility of two ministries of the Punjab government as a cabinet minister in Bhagwant Mann’s cabinet and that is the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Medical Education and Research.
He is a dentist by profession and runs a dental clinic. In 2015, he joined Aam Aadmi Party and he has been associated with it. While his exact age isn’t known, he is believed to be aged between 45-55 years.
He belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party. In the Punjab Legislative Assembly election of 2022, he was elected as an MLA. Upon joining the party, he was appointed general secretary of the Punjab Beopar Mandal.
He is a member of the Rotary Club and the Environment Society, and he organises home planting programmes to combat pollution.
His Votes In 2022 Assembly Elections And Result
Singla received the most votes (1,00,023) of any candidate. He defeated Punjab’s famous musician Sidhu Moosewala by a whopping 63,323 votes.
Singla was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in the year 2022. In the Punjab Legislative Assembly, he represented the Mansa Assembly seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| AAP | Vijay Singla | 100,023 | 57.57 | |
| INC | Sidhu Moosewala | 36,700 | 21.12 | |
| SAD | Prem Arora | 27,180 | 15.64 | |
| SAD(M) | Rajinder Singh | 4089 | 2.35 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1099 | 0.63 | |
| Majority | 63323 | 36.45 | ||
| Turnout | 173756 | 79.25 | ||