SAD committed to provide free education facility to SC & BC students: Sukhbir Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday took out a march to the residence of former SC Welfare Director turned Cong MLA Balwinder Dhaliwal who ganged up with minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot to loot Rs 64 crore and held a dharna near it. "We won’t relent till those responsible for SC Scholarship Scam are put behind bars, the SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal said during Phagwara protest. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday, during the Phagwara protest, said that the party would be committed to extending free education to SC and BC students once it formed government in Punjab. "SAD is committed to extending free education facility to SC and BC students once we form government in Punjab," he said. Also Read | YAD demands CBI inquiry and custodial interrogation of Balwinder Dhaliwal in SC scam "We are also committed to establishing a University in Doaba region in the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar Ji," he added. Also Read | 8 Punjabi-origin NRIs elected to British Columbia Assembly in Canada "These will be among the first decisions of our government," Badal said. "The thousands of people who were coming out to protest against the embezzlement of Rs 64 crore SC scholarship scam by Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Balwinder Dhaliwal in Phagwara has strengthened our resolve to ensure he is put behind bars 1 month after the SAD government is formed in Punjab," Sukhbir Singh Badal said during the Phagwara protest. The Shiromani Akali Dal President further said that he joins Punjabis in asking Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to tell one thing that he did for Punjab in the last 4 years. "I join Punjabis in asking CM Captain Amarinder Singh to tell 1 thing he has done for Punjab in the last 4 years. Weaker sections facing cuts in pensions, Aata-daal and Shagun disbursements even as Congress MLAs openly loot State exchequer by running liquor and sand mafias," he said. -PTC News

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