AAP MLAs stage protest over delayed action against accused in sacrilege case; detained on way to gherao CM’s residence
Chandigarh, April 19, 2021:
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Monday staged a protest over the delayed action against the accused and justice to the families of the victims in Behbal Kalan desecration and Kotkapura firing case, and marched to gherao CM Captain Amarinder Singh’s residence. Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Harpal Singh Cheema along with MLAs Sarvjeet Kaur Manuke, Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Amarjeet Singh Sandoa, Jai Kishan Singh Rodi, Kulwant Singh Pandori, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal along with other party leaders protested against the Punjab government and raised slogans against Captain and the Badals for their ploys in regard with the cases.
On the way to gherao the CM’s residence, the AAP MLAs were stopped by the police by placing barricades. The legislators including LoP Harpal Singh Cheema and other senior leaders were later detained by the police. Addressing the media on the occasion, LoP Harpal Singh Cheema said that instead of saving the culprits of the sacrilege and firing cases, Captain Amarinder Singh should take immediate action by making arrests.
Cheema said that both were working in collusion and had made multiple attempts to derail the investigation. He said that instead of putting up the case in a better way, Captain Amarinder Singh had let the case and the SIT probe reports go down. Cheema said that as the Badals had taken back the cases against Captain Amarinder; now Captain was paying that debt with interest.
The AAP MLAs further said the different turn of events in the case thus delaying the justice was due to Captain’s intention of saving the Badals. They said that IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh’s recent letter on witness allurement has further exposed the SAD; thus raising questions on Captain Amarinder Singh. The MLAs said that after formation of the AAP government, the cases would be re-investigated and justice would be served to the people of Punjab.