Will probe false cases against Oppn: CM

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday directed the Punjab DGP to get all ‘false’ cases against Congress leaders and workers as highlighted by the Leader of the Opposition Sunil Kumar Jakhar,probed by an officer in the DIG level rank. In a statement made by the Chief Minister on the floor of the House on the issue of vendetta politics and registration of false cases against the Congressmen,Badal assured the Leader of Opposition that he had already forwarded the list of such cases submitted by Jakhar to the DGP and ordered him to get the entire matter enquired under his direct supervision and submit the report within 15 days. He also asked the DGP to keep Jakhar abreast of the report and the subsequent action taken.