The Kotkapura firing incident that had spelt doom for the Akali authorities in 2017 Assembly elections is again in focus with the incumbent Congress authorities is now below fireplace after a Punjab and Haryana High courtroom order quashed investigation by the State police and ordered structure of a recent Special Investigation Team (SIT).
The Kotkapura firing incident had been a central concern to Punjab politics not solely through the earlier Assembly elections however 2019 Lok Sabha polls as properly.
On October 14, 2015, two individuals had been killed when police fired at a bunch of individuals in Kotkapura in Faridkot district protesting in opposition to a sacrilege incident that happened at adjoining Bargari village. This firing incident was adopted by large protests throughout the State and become a significant political concern forward of the 2017 Assembly polls. The sacrilege and firing incident was believed to have performed an essential position within the fall of Akali authorities with the then opposition Congress accusing the latter of having ‘stage managed’ the sacrilege incident for ballot advantages. The get together had additionally accused the then State equipment of excesses on Sikh protestors.
The Captain Amarinder Singh authorities had not solely ordered a judicial probe however a police investigation was additionally carried out during which the position of senior police officers got here below cloud. But the High courtroom order quashing the probe has given ammunition to the Opposition events just like the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to nook the Congress authorities.
The AAP which goes to be contesting the elections for the second time within the State has already began buying and selling expenses on the ruling Congress alleging that there was a tacit understanding between the Congress-ruled authorities and the earlier regime of the SAD.
“If the government really wants to bring justice to the victims of this case and punish the accused, then they should bring good lawyers in the court. The Congress is trying to save the conspirator of the Bargari sacrilege case and the Kotkapura case. The whole of Punjab knows who was behind the sacrilege case,” mentioned AAP chief Bhagwant Mann.
The Chief Minister was fast to react to those expenses levelled by the Opposition. In a press release issued by the Chief Minister aiming at SAD, Captain Amarinder Singh mentioned, “Wait for the copy of the orders, before claiming victory.” The Chief Minister cautioned the SAD chief that there was no official announcement but of the Court verdict. “In any case, whatever the verdict in the matter, I stand by the investigation of the SIT, which has, at no point, absolved the Badal family of involvement in the heinous incident, that led to innocent people losing their lives,” Captain Amarinder mentioned, including he would guarantee justice for the households and punishment of the responsible, irrespective of who they’re.
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