APS Deol, who was appointed Advocate-General for Punjab afterCaptain Amarinder stepped down as CM, on Monday resigned from his post andhanded over the letter to Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
As APS Deol had been counsel for former top cop SumedhSingh Saini and IG Paramraj Singh Umaranangal, both accused in the Behbal Kalanpolice firing case, his appointed was objected by several Congress leadersincluding PPCC President Navjot Sidhu.
Objecting APS Deol and DGP Iqbal Sahota appointed, NavjotSidhu even resigned from his post as PPCC President saying he can’t compromiseon Punjab’s core issues.
Besides, the Alliance of Sikh Organisations, aconglomerate of various Sikh groups, had recently demanded withdrawal ofappointments of the DGP and A-G while criticising the Chief Minister on theemotive issue.
It seems as elections are around the corner, Punjabgovernment is in no mood to take any risk and they have finally consideredreplacing APS Deol.
Moreover, as per sources in the government, the searchfor finding Deol’s replacement had already begun. Regarding replacing DGPSahota, who is holding the additional charge, the Punjab government has alreadysent the panel of officers to the Union Public Service Commission for theappointment of a regular DGP.