Sarpanch booked for axing 15 bushes
Faridkot, February 22
The police have booked a sarpanch for allegedly axing about 15 bushes at Purnai Pipli village of Faridkot on Wednesday.
Nevertheless, Iqbal Singh, the sarpanch, claimed {that a} false case had been registered towards him on the occasion of an AAP chief. The chief was aggravated with him after he took stand towards a supporter of the AAP chief who had illegally occupied about 4 kanals of village college land.
“Two months earlier than the Meeting elections within the state final yr, the AAP chief had sat on a protest dharna in our village to oppose the removing of the encroachment on the land which was property of a authorities college within the village,” alleged the sarpanch.
“To settle scores, the AAP chief was instrumental in getting a false felony case registered towards me,” he alleged.
Faridkot BDPO Simrjeet Singh mentioned after a criticism was acquired from the nambardar, it was investigated by a panchayat secretary. It was discovered that the sarpanch had axed about 15 bushes, planted close to the pond within the village, the BDPO mentioned.