Singla was the state health minister. CM Mann said Singla was allegedly demanding one per cent commission in tenders and purchases of his department. 

 The development came barely two months after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power in Punjab. Vijay Singla, 52, was elected as an MLA from the Mansa Assembly seat. He had defeated Punjabi singer and Congress candidate Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also called Sidhu Moosewala. He is a dental surgeon. PTI