File images of Navjot Singh Sidhu and Captain Amarinder Singh.
Though Sidhu has taken an oblique dig at the CM in latest days, the fierce criticism over the structure of a brand new SIT is anticipated to set off additional fireworks within the Punjab Congress.
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Opening a direct entrance in opposition to Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh over the sacrilege probe, senior Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu lashed out at the structure of a brand new Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the 2015 Kotkapura firing incident.
The Punjab authorities had on Friday introduced the establishing of a brand new SIT beneath the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), L Okay Yadav. The authorities had directed the SIT to wrap up its probe inside six months.
Reacting to the choice, the cricketer-turned-politician took a dig at the Chief Minister who additionally occurs to carry the Home portfolio. “Sad!! Due to incompetence of Home Minister, Govt is pressured to just accept orders of the High Court, which the People of Punjab are standing up in opposition to. Giving 6 months to New SIT, extends the delay of Govt’s largest ballot promise, sadly up-to subsequent elections code of conduct,’’ Sidhu mentioned in a sequence of tweets.
Sad !! Due to incompetence of Home Minister, Govt is pressured to just accept orders of the High Court, which the People of Punjab are standing up in opposition to. Giving 6 months to New SIT, extends the delay of Govt’s largest ballot promise, sadly up-to subsequent elections code of conduct 1/2 pic.twitter.com/gITIvcIwD9— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) May 8, 2021
Tweeting additional he mentioned, “Injustice brought on by deliberate delay is betrayal of People’s Mandate. After Multiple Inquiry Commissions, SITs and passage of 6 years, proof has weakened whereas accused have gained in knowledge, making their defence stronger as a result of repetitive investigations on the identical matter.”
The attack on the Chief Minister comes at a time when fissures have emerged within the party over the High Court decision to reject the probe of the earlier SIT in the firing case. Capt Amarinder Singh has been under fire not just from the Opposition but leaders within the party over the court giving a clean chit to Badal’s in the case. Though Sidhu has taken an indirect dig at the CM in recent days, the fierce criticism over the constitution of a new SIT is expected to trigger further fireworks in the Punjab Congress.
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