Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Monday witnessed a heated exchange after Shiromani Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) leader and Mullanpur Dakha MLA Manpreet Singh Ayali raised the issue of missing human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra during Zero Hour. Ayali asked the government about the status of convicted former deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Jaspal Singh and former sub-inspectors Satnam Singh and Jasbir Singh convicted in connection with Khalra's 'abduction and murder' case. "The government should tell the House where the accused are," Ayali said. According to reports, Jaspal was lodged in the Nabha jail before being granted interim bail by the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Patiala, on May 25, 2023, after furnishing a personal bond and a surety bond of Rs.1 lakh. He has since allegedly failed to mark his mandatory attendance before the jail authorities as required under the conditions of his bail. Khalra went missing in 1995. On November 18, 2005, a CBI court in Patiala convicted Jaspal and the other accused and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The convictions and sentences were subsequently upheld by the Punjab and Haryana high court in 2007 and by the Supreme Court in 2011. The case returned to the spotlight with the removal of the film "Satluj" from an OTT platform. Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema intervened, accusing Ayali of politicising the issue. "He (Ayali) was part of the SAD-BJP for 15 years, which ignored the issue. He is raising the issue for political mileage after he changed party. Why didn't you raise this issue in past?", Cheema said. During the call attention motion, Chamkaur Sahib MLA Dr Charanjit Singh Channi highlighted the delay in the construction of a high-level bridge over the SYL Canal on Kharar-Bassi Plan road. He said the project was approved in 2021, but work has yet to begin. Public Works minister Harbhajan Singh the project is awaiting technical approval after which fresh tender will be floated. Amristar West MLA Dr Jasbir Singh Sandhu sought the inclusion of cataract surgery in the health insurance scheme. Health minister Dr Balbir Singh said it is available under the scheme at government medical colleges, district hospitals and other allied government-run institutes. Talwandi Sabo MLA Balkar Singh Sidhu raised the issue of the dilapidated building of the government middle school in Lalpur Pal. Education minister Harjot Singh Bains assured the House that the building work will be started soon....