Partap Singh Bajwa, a Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, says a majority of celebration leaders within the state need Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to charge-sheet Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal inside one month within the much-debated 2015 sacrilege and firing instances, or make means for somebody who may do it.
In an interview to News18, Bajwa, who can also be a former Punjab Congress chief, stated motion in opposition to the Badals on this connection was the “number one issue” forward of the Punjab elections. He added the Congress may face a tough job within the upcoming polls if motion was not initiated, as public sentiments had been working excessive.
“We want time-bound action in a month. The challan naming then chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, then state home minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and then DGP (director general of police) Sumedh Singh Saini should be presented to the sessions court in Faridkot and the case against them should start. The AG office needs to only legally vet the challan as they already have all the investigation,” Bajwa instructed News18 over the telephone.
Sacrilege instances involving the holy guide of the Sikhs had been reported in Punjab in 2015, resulting in protests. In one such protest, two individuals had been killed in police firing, resulting in a political uproar. In April, the Punjab and Haryana High Court stated the investigation into the instances ought to be accomplished inside six months. The Punjab authorities has constituted a brand new Special Investigation Team (SIT) for this.
Bajwa, who additionally appeared earlier than a Congress committee that spoke to numerous state leaders together with the CM in Delhi, stated if the challan was not introduced in time-bound method, another person ought to be given an opportunity because the CM.
“Then he (Amarinder Singh) should relieve himself and let someone else do the task. We still say that if (he) wants to do it, make him do it because he took an oath and it was his promise. But if he is not willing to do it, we say to him with folded hands that please make way — and he should be given a graceful exit. Let someone who is ready and competent then be brought to do it, as right now we have time to bring them (Badals) to the court. Only six months to go before the Model Code of Conduct is enforced in the state come December,” Bajwa stated.
Bajwa stated the restricted time left to behave within the matter was why Congress leaders in Punjab had been getting stressed. “Not just me but a majority of MLAs and the CM’s colleagues…have gone against him…only because of this. The perception that is going around is that he and Badals have a tacit understanding. This perception has to be broken. This perception can only be broken if a challan is put up against them. Or this perception will become stronger…then why would people vote for us? People will boycott us in the villages if this (action against Badals) does not happen, and the anger will further increase. We are hoping that the high command will get this implemented,” Bajwa stated. He stated the sentiment amongst individuals was that the CM should fulfill the promise “he made to the Guru”, and that this could have been his first precedence on coming to energy as individuals voted for him on this situation.
Bajwa pointed to Singh’s public pronouncement earlier than the 2017 elections that if he got here to energy, he would act in opposition to the Badals. Bajwa alleged that it was a matter of file that the then DGP and Sukhbir Singh Badal spoke 105 occasions over the telephone the night time earlier than the firing. “People feel they voted on this issue but nothing happened and they would feel duped. People are very disturbed by this, as Singh took oath of our holy book to take action,” Bajwa stated.
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