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FARIDKOT, October 17: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today visited the families of those killed in police firing while protesting against the sacrilege of holy Guru Granth Sahib. He also appealed people of Punjab to maintain peace and harmony and said that he will do everything possible to ensure that Punjab remains peaceful and progressive.
Accompanied by the Congress Legislative Party Leader Sunil Jakhar and other senior party leaders and legislators, he attended and addressed the protest dharnas at several places saying he had come to share the grief over the sacrilege of the holy Guru Granth Sahib and the killing of innocent people in the unprovoked police firing.
Capt Amarinder also asked the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal not to shed crocodile tears over these incidents particularly when he was himself responsible for whatever was happening in Punjab today. He said, Badal by visiting Darbar Sahab today after setting Punjab on fire cannot wash off his sins of omission and commission and people will hold him accountable for it.
Addressing the people who had staged a dharna at Baaja Khaana, Bhargadi and Bowal, Capt Amarinder said, he had come there as a humble Sikh who was hurt over the sacrilege and the loss of innocent lives in the unprovoked firing on the protestors.
The former Chief Minister condemned the unprovoked and indiscriminate police firing on the innocent protestors which led to loss of life. He demanded that the guilty cops should not only be dismissed from the service but also booked for murder.
Without naming anybody during his speeches, Capt Amarinder shared the concern of the protestors over the misuse of the Akal Takhat. He said, the time had come when the sacred institution set up by the Sixth Master needed to be set free from those who were insulting it.
“I have not come here as a politician or a former Chief Minister, but has a humble and hurt Sikh along with my other colleagues to share your grief and anger”, he told a crowd at Baja Khaana amidst the chants of Bole so Nihal. He said, every Punjabi irrespective of his religion or caste was feeling hurt today over the desecration of the Holy Birs.
Capt Amarinder was accompanied by Mr Sunil Jakhar, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Rana Gurmeet Sodhi, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Navtej Cheema, Joginder Singh Panjgraian, Ms Karan Kaur Brar, Ms Harchand Kaur, Mohammad Sadiq, Harpartap Ajnala, Gurpreet Kangar, Kikki Dhillon, Darshan Brar, Milkiat Singh Dakha, Pawan Dewan, Sukhpal Bhullar and others.
