Chandigarh, Feb.20- Sukhpal Singh Khaira MLA and President of Punjab Ekta Party(PEP) blamed Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for making ‘provocative and ridiculous’ statements on Pakistan and sabotaging the Kartarpur Sahib corridor plan.
In a statement released here Khaira said that Capt Amarinder Singh hardly has any sympathy with the families of CRPF martyrs but by issuing provocative statements against Pakistan he is definitely acting as a mouth piece of BJP and vitiating the environment of country. He accused Chief Minister for promoting enmity between the two countries and instigating anti-social elements to spread communal hatred and disharmony in the country. He accused BJP and Capt Amarinder Singh for making political capital out of terror attack which is deplorable.
Questioning the integrity of Capt Amarinder Singh, he told him to first pack off Pakistani Journalist friend Aroosa Alam who is staying at his residence in Chandigarh before boasting on his nationalist credentials. He said that Aroosa Alam had made wrong declaration to Police about her stay in India that is mandatory as per FCRA rules thus being a real threat to national security.
Khaira alleged that Capt Amarinder Singh was hell bent to create ground to give BJP government at center, an opportunity to scrap the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. Punjab CM didn’t want his ministerial colleague Navjot Sidhu walk away with the credit of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. First he tried to ruin the Corridor plan by giving provoking speech against Pakistan, stepping out of his jurisdiction at the time of foundation stone laying ceremony at Dera Baba Nanak, he added.
Commenting on Capt Amarinder’s statement that he would ‘lift’ Masood Azhar from Pakistan, Khaira said that if he is so capable then he should first ‘lift’ Sukhbir Badal, Bikram and Singh Majithia and former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini who are named for sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and firing on innocent Sikhs in Behbal Kalan besides running drug, land, transport and mining mafias during their ten year rule in Punjab. The CM shall also dare to arrest the accused identified by SIT In Maur Bomb blast before assembly elections.
Khaira said that Capt Amarinder Singh was under pressure from center to save his son-in-law Gurpal Singh who is facing investigation by Enforcement Directorate in a Rs.100 crore bank scam and his son Raninder Singh who is facing Income Tax case in Ludhiana court.
He said that Capt Amarinder Singh had also found an opportunity in the Pulwama terror attack to divert attention of people from burning issues like suicides by farmers, agitation by government teachers and ministerial staff, Nurses, Anganwadi workers and poor primary health and education services in Punjab.