Chandigarh, May 17
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and Kissan Wing state president Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that by forming a new investigation committee every day in Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura cases, the ruling Congress government was rubbing salt into the wounds of the families of the victims and not giving justice to the people of Punjab and the sangat. In a statement issued from the party headquarters here on Monday, Sandhwan said that the police had shot dead two Sikh youths and arrested hundreds of Sikhs who were peacefully protesting for the arrest of those responsible for desecrating Sri Guru Granth Sahib and in the matter; only the process of setting up of investigation committees was underway.
Sandhwan said that the Captain Amarinder Singh-led Congress government had come to power by taking the oath of Sri Gutka Sahib that after formation of the government, the accused would be put behind bars; but in four and half years, Captain Amarinder Singh had not taken action and put a single accused and conspirator in jail. “The only thing that has been done is to form committees of investigation,” he added. Accusing Captain Amarinder Singh and the Badals to be in collusion, Sandhwan said that Captain’s affinity with the Badals was still intact and the whole process of formation of committees was an attempt to save the Badals from legal trouble. He said that the Congress government was working on Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura cases as per the agreement reached between Captain and the Badals in Dubai before the 2017 assembly elections.
The AAP leader further said that the Congress leaders themselves were aware of the fact that only Sukhbir Badal was in charge in the Congress government and his orders were being followed. Sandhwan said that it was very unfortunate that desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was held during the government of a party which came to power in the name of Sikh Panth and the party which came to power by swearing in Gurbani was protecting the accused and the conspirators of the sacrilege. He said that on formation of the AAP government, the culprits of desecration and the leaders who by rescuing them were responsible for double sacrilege will be put behind bars.
