CHANDIGARH, August 17: Welcoming the Punjab and Haryana High Court order quashing the appointment of Harish Rai Dhanda as the chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission, several senior Congress leaders today said, it was poetic justice for him (Dhanda).
In a joint statement PCC vice presidents Mr Laal Singh, Rana KP, general secretary Arvind Khanna, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Balbir Sidhu pointed out, it was same Dhanda who had been assigned by the Chief Minister to facilitate the illegal and unconstitutional expulsion of Capt Amarinder Singh from Punjab assembly which was later set aside by the Supreme Court of India with strong strictures against the Akali-BJP government.Hailing the HC orders, they said, the Public Service Commission has been saved from a person who if allowed to become the PSC Chairman, will do nothing except his mentor’s bidding as he had done while fabricating evidence, preparing a false case and facilitating expulsion of Capt Amarinder from the Punjab assembly. “If he could dare to take such an unconstitutional measure which was later set aside by the Supreme Court of India with strong strictures, he could do anything while heading the PSC at his mentor’s biddingâ€, they said, while expressing relief over the HC orders.