Photo Source: Babushahi Network
Sukhbir Badal, Majithia & Jasbir Garhi among 20 SAD-BSP leaders booked for COVID code violation by staging dharna
Harshabab Sidhu
Mohali, June 15, 2021:
Mohali police booked several leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) among 300 for violating COVID norms on Tuesday. Both the party leaders organized a dharna near Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s farmhouse in Siswan here and a large number of workers and leaders took part in the dharna.
A case under Sections 188 of the IPC and 51 of the Disaster Management Act has been registered in this regard at the Mullanpur police station.
As per the Mohali police, the FIR has been registered against following prominent leaders.
1. Sukhbir Singh Badal
2. NK Sharma
3. Dr Daljeet Singh Cheema
4. Arwinderpal Singh Pakhoke
5. Karamjeet Singh Lali
6. Rajguru Sharma
7. Surinder Singh Mintu
8. Ramanjeet Singh Sandhu
9. Heera Singh Gabadiya
10. Bony Ajnala MLA
11. Jasveer Singh Garhi
12. Nachhatar Singh (BSP)
13. Janmeja Singh Sekhon
14. Bikramjeet Singh Majithia
15. Ranjit Singh Gill
16. Robin Brar
17. Ajmer Singh Khera (SGPC member)
18. Charanjit Singh Kalewal (SGPC)
19. Gulzar Singh Ranike
20. Bunty Romana
The FIR also names 300 unknown persons, said the police.
A week before also, SAD leader were booked by the Mohali police for violating COVID norms when they staged dharna near health minister Balbir Sidhu's residence in Phase 7, Mohali.
Notably, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) – Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers broke police barricades and faced water cannons while marching to the farm house residence of chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh to demand the arrest of health minister Balbir Sidhu in the vaccine and Fateh kit scams. SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal also courted arrest along with the SAD-BSP senior leadership.
Thousands of SAD-BSP workers had earlier congregated near the chief minister’s residence and participated in the mini rally held to wake up the arrogant ‘raja’ who the alliance maintained had been missing from the State since the last four and a half years. The protest rally was also addressed by Punjab BSP President Jasbir Singh Garhi and also demanded that farmers be paid market rate for agricultural land acquired for highway projects.