Nawanshahr, November 10 (Jatinderpal Singh Kaler):- Senior youth leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), Sarpanch Nishanveer Singh Bheen, held a press conference at Langroya and exposed what he described as a major scandal by the Punjab Government in the name of sports stadiums, launching a direct front against the government. He said that the Punjab Government was merely misleading the people and that they were being cheated in the name of sports.
Sarpanch Nishanveer Singh said that several contractors who had been awarded contracts for the stadiums had left the work incomplete and walked away. He revealed that as many as three contractors had been changed in Nawanshahr alone, which clearly indicated the extent of irregularities taking place in the work.
He alleged that only the walls of the stadiums had been painted. In some places, bricks had not been laid at all, while wherever brickwork had been done, the poorest quality bricks and cement had been used. He said that despite the expenditure of crores of rupees, players were not receiving any facilities on the ground.
Sarpanch Nishanveer Singh demanded an immediate inquiry into the entire matter. He said that he would meet the Governor regarding this issue and would subsequently approach the Enforcement Directorate (ED), seeking an investigation so that the alleged cheating of the people could be exposed and those responsible could be punished.
A large number of sarpanches, panches, numberdars and youth from Nawanshahr were present on the occasion. All of them unanimously raised the voice of the village panchayats' panches and sarpanches and expressed their firm support for Sarpanch Nishanveer Singh in this struggle. They said that they would strongly oppose the Punjab Government's wrong policies.
