SAD condemns murder of two Akali works in poll-related violence in Moga
Ferozepur, February 10, 2021: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said Punjabis were paying a very high price for the goondaism let loose by the Congress party even as he castigated the State Election Commission (SEC) for failing to ensure free and fair elections to municipal bodies and requested Governor V P Singh Badnore to avert more loss of lives as had occurred in Moga last night.
Badal was here in Ferozepur ahead of MC elections to meet the Akali workers and address various meetings in different wards in support of SAD candidates.
Condemning the barbaric manner in which Congressmen ran over two Akali workers Harminder and Jagdeep in Moga last night, the SAD President said the SEC was directly responsible for these deaths as it had failed to rein in Congress goons despite repeated complaints since more than one week. “Had the SEC done its duty and directed the State Police to take action in the cases of armed attacks on SAD workers at Jalalabad and Bhikhiwind, Congress workers would not have got so emboldened and murdered Akali workers in cold blood like this”.
Asserting that the law and order situation had gone out of hand, Sukhbir Badal requested the State Governor to intervene and direct the State police to restore law and order. “Action should also be taken against police officials who are working as Congress workers and not allowing people to exercise their democratic right”. He also requested the Governor to direct all State agencies to stop harassment of Akali workers at the instance of Congress legislators saying raids were being conducted on business premises of Akali workers to intimidate them.
Badal also requested the Governor to dismiss the State Election Commissioner for failing to safeguard democratic principles. “It is more than a fortnight that we have demanded that para-military forces be deployed to ensure free and fair elections. We have also demanded that videography be allowed in election booths besides instant counting of votes to avert booth rigging. However, the SEC is sleeping on the matter and behaving like a Sarkari Commissioner. Action should be taken against him immediately”.