6 days ago
AAP MP Kang Challenges GMADA and Punjab’s Mann Government
AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang said some officials in GMADA were treating people unfairly.
He claimed some shops were demolished while others were spared after bribes were allegedly paid.
GMADA said it had removed 57 unauthorised buildings after giving proper notices.
Kang asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to stop this alleged unfair treatment.
He also said the Mann government was doing good work but that some officials were harming it.
Kang has spoken out before about problems inside AAP and about government policies.
Opposition leaders said his public criticism was mainly a publicity exercise.
Kang rejected the idea that he was rebelling against his party.
He said he was simply speaking honestly as an activist.
Malvinder Singh Kang accused GMADA of corruption and selective demolitions in Saini Majra.
GMADA said it removed 57 unauthorised structures from five villages after notices expired.
Kang urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to stop alleged high-handedness and transfer long-serving officials.
He has previously criticized AAP’s internal coordination, land-pooling policy, illegal mining, and action against protesting farmers.
Opposition leaders called Kang’s latest intervention a publicity exercise and blamed the wider AAP government.
- Who
- AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang, the Mann government, GMADA, and opposition leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Bikram Singh Majithia.
- What
- Kang accused GMADA of corruption and selective demolitions, while GMADA defended its removal of unauthorised structures.
- Where
- Saini Majra and five villages under GMADA's action in Punjab.
- When
- The latest allegations were made on Wednesday; the article also refers to earlier incidents from last year and earlier this year.
- Why
- Kang said he wanted to stop alleged high-handedness and corruption and protect the government's reputation.
Kang and AAP Government Defense
Opposition Criticism
GMADA demolitions
Kang and AAP Government Defense
Kang said shops in Saini Majra were selectively demolished and alleged that bribes protected some structures. GMADA said it removed unauthorised structures after notices and the required notice period.
Opposition Criticism
The opposition used Kang's allegations to argue that the controversy reflected broader failures of the AAP government, not merely the conduct of individual officials.
Kang's public criticism
Kang and AAP Government Defense
Kang said he was not rebelling against AAP, but acting as an activist who speaks frankly. He also defended Mann's government, blaming alleged wrongdoing on 'black sheep.'
Opposition Criticism
Partap Singh Bajwa described the intervention as a curated PR exercise and said Kang should have met the Chief Minister privately instead of addressing him through the media.
Responsibility for corruption
Kang and AAP Government Defense
Kang focused on allegedly corrupt GMADA officials and called for the transfer of officials posted there for a long time.
Opposition Criticism
Bajwa said the remarks shifted responsibility from political leadership to officials, while Bikram Singh Majithia said the alleged problem extended across Punjab.
Key facts
- Accuser
- Malvinder Singh Kang, AAP MP for Anandpur Sahib
- Agency criticized
- Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA)
- Allegation
- Kang alleged selective demolitions and bribery by officials
- GMADA response
- The agency said 57 unauthorised structures were removed from five villages
- Government defended
- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's AAP government in Punjab
- Opposition response
- Partap Singh Bajwa called the remarks a PR exercise; Bikram Singh Majithia said corruption affected the wider Punjab government
- Kang's party history
- He joined AAP in 2021 after resigning from the BJP over the three farm laws
Quotes
Bikram Singh Majithia
Shiromani Akali Dal leader who attacked the AAP government
“I want to tell the CM through you that we have to stop this ‘dhakkeshahi (high-handedness)’. On one side, you are doing a good job for people and on the other side, GMADA is a den of corruption. Officials who have been posted for a long time in GMADA should be immediately transferred.”
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“GMADA has today become a centre of loot, but this is not just the condition of one department. It has now become the condition of the entire Punjab!”
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Sources
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