The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government over its recently launched ‘Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana’, and has sought a reply seeking a justification for the free pilgrimage scheme being offered at the State’s expense.
A Bench comprising acting Chief Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Nidhi Gupta on Saturday issued the notice to the Punjab government following a Public Interest Litigation plea filed by Parvinder Singh Kittna, a social activist from Hoshiarpur.
H.C. Arora, counsel for the petitioner, said the court also issued notices on the petitioner’s request for a stay on the scheme, adding that the petitioner has challenged it because it is a “waste of taxpayers’ money” and will not result in any development or welfare in the State.
