Former Punjab deputy chief minister OP Soni appeared earlier than the Amritsar vigilance bureau (VB) on Tuesday in a disproportionate belongings case. He was questioned for 2 hours.

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The VB had summoned him on November 26, however he did not flip up as he was out of station. He was summoned to look on Tuesday.

“They (the VB) mentioned they’ve a grievance that I’ve accrued property greater than my revenue. They requested me some questions on it,” he said, adding that the property in question had been declared by him in his election affidavit submitted to the Election Commission while contesting the assembly elections earlier this year.

“The property that I declared in my election affidavits is the same as I hold today. There is nothing wrong in it. The property is legally mine. I file returns and there is not a difference of a single paisa. Nevertheless, they have to do the inquiry, so I’m cooperating. Today, they gave us a form to fill in details,” he mentioned.

Sources mentioned the VB has ready a listing of Sony’s belongings and revenue from 2007-22.

Soni’s identify additionally figured within the procurement of hand sanitisers, allegedly bought at thrice the fee.

During the 2007 meeting elections, Soni had declared belongings value 1.94 crore, which grew to 27.98 crore through the 2022 Vidhansabha elections.

Senior superintendent of police (vigilance), Amritsar, Varinder Singh mentioned: “We have given seven days to Soni for filling in the proformas regarding his family and his assets.”