AAP demands probe into alleged National Highway land scam

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab has levelled serious allegations against the Punjab’s Congress government of a multi-crore land scam in the National Highway 105-B connecting Bathinda, Moga, Jalandhar and Jammu, alleging involvement of a Cabinet Minister and a Congress MLA.

The Leader of Opposition, Harpal Cheema, has demanded a time-bound probe into the “scandal” by sitting High Court judges. He alleged that the Congress leaders were purchasing land which was to be acquired for building a national highway at throwaway price from gullible farmers while they themselves would get a much higher price when the land was acquired by the government.