When Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann found out his cabinet minister was taking bribes, this is what he did...
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00:00In just two months, a corrupt minister has been caught in the government of Bhagwan Atman.
00:05This matter is only with me.
00:07The media has no information about it.
00:09The opponents have no information about it.
00:11If I wanted, I could have suppressed it.
00:14The name of that minister is Dr. Vijay Singla,
00:17who is a health minister in Punjab, in the cabinet.
00:21When I showed him this evidence, he also accepted his crime.
00:31As everyone knows,
00:33the Aam Aadmi Party is a truly honest party.
00:38The Aam Aadmi Party is an anti-corruption movement.
00:43And the Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi and Punjab governments are truly honest.
00:48We will not tolerate even a penny of corruption.
00:53When I used to campaign in Punjab,
00:57I used to see a hope on people's faces.
01:03I used to see a hope in people's eyes
01:07that maybe someone will come to save us from corruption.
01:12When my name was announced for Chief Minister,
01:17Arvind Kejriwal ji told me that
01:20we will not tolerate corruption.
01:24I had promised him
01:26that we will not tolerate even a penny of corruption,
01:30whether they are our own people or foreigners.
01:34In this regard, a case came to my mind
01:37that the cabinet minister of the Punjab government
01:41was asking for a commission of 1% from his department's tender and other purchases.
01:48So I took it seriously.
01:51This matter is only with me.
01:55The media has no information about it.
01:58The opposition has no information about it.
02:01If I wanted, I could have suppressed it.
02:04If I had done this,
02:06I would have broken the hearts of millions of Punjabis
02:11who believed in me.
02:13So I would have been against my party's ideology.
02:19And I am going to take action.
02:23The name of that minister is Dr. Vijay Singla,
02:27who was a health minister in the Punjab cabinet.
02:31When I showed him this evidence,
02:33he accepted his crime.
02:35So whether we are our own people or foreigners,
02:39we have zero tolerance against corruption.
02:44I want to tell everyone that the system has changed.
02:48Whether you are an officer,
02:50whether you are a politician in Punjab,
02:53whether you are in the opposition,
02:55whether you are in the government,
02:57the system has changed.
02:59Now even a rupee will not work.
03:02We will save even 1% of people's money.
03:08We will not let people's pockets be looted.
03:12And this is happening for the second time in history.
03:16The country has 75 years of history.
03:1875 years after independence.
03:20This is happening for the second time in history.
03:23In 2015, Arvind Kejriwal
03:26asked his food supply minister for 5-6 lakh rupees
03:31for an audio recording.
03:34He listened to the audio,
03:36released him from the cabinet,
03:39and the case was closed.
03:41And today, the Punjab government is going to take this decision.
03:45Some opposition parties can raise this question
03:49that a corrupt minister was caught in the government
03:52in just two months.
03:55I want to tell them that I am taking action on this.
04:00Before this, many chief ministers had accepted
04:04that there are many ministers in my cabinet
04:06who are connected to the mafia and do corruption.
04:09But they did not take any action.
04:12But AAP is a strong and honest party.
04:16We are taking strict action on our minister.
04:19And we are also instructing the police to take action against him.
04:26There are many people
04:28who think that
04:31corruption is a big deal
04:34and it will not end.
04:36Corruption will continue.
04:38This is not true.
04:40If the intention is good, anything can happen.
04:43I want to tell the corrupt ministers again
04:47that those who are looting the country,
04:50those who are taking away the rights of the poor,
04:53that no matter how much you collect,
04:55money, diamonds, pearls,
04:58but remember one thing,
05:00there is no pocket on the shroud.
05:02Everything will remain here.