Joint Action Committee (JAC) of engineers, employees and pensioners have urged Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to remove Power Minister Sanjeev Arora due to a prima facie conflict of interest and the ongoing ED investigation into family-linked land deals.Ajaypal Singh Atwal, general secretary, PSEB Engineers Association, said the JAC had written to the Chief Minister regarding the sale of PSPCL properties on the pretext of a government scheme, ignoring the serious concern of all trade unions or associations of the Punjab power sector.“Further, as per media reports, investigation is being conducted by law enforcement agencies against certain real estate firms, which are directly or indirectly linked to the Power Minister”, he alleged.“This prima facie appears to be a case of conflict of interests as certain reality firms whose deals are being investigated are owned, operated, or managed by those close to the Power Minister and this is a clear case of conflict of interest where private interests clash with public duty,” alleged JAC members.JAC has been agitating against the “unilateral decisions” taken by PSPCL on the alleged directions of the Power Minister to sell the prime land of the PSPCL or PSTCL meant for the development of the power sector. “The PSPCL land sale issue cannot be left at the disposal of Power Minister, whose conduct prima facie appears to be conflict of interests,” claimed Atwal.JAC also expressed their concern regarding the degrading power supply scenario in the state. “The maintenance works should have been completed during the winter months. And now in the pretext of maintenance, PSPCL is imposing long power cuts across the state,” said the engineers.“The ongoing agitation by employees for the last few months against increased political interference and policy reversals, may not be good for the power sector especially during the coming paddy season,” they concluded.