CHANDIGARH – The Punjab Congress today expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab and wanton misuse of police in registering fake FIRs against Congress leaders and workers out of sheer political vendetta.
A delegation of the PCC led by president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring including working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu, PCC general secretary Capt Sandeep Sandhu, vice president Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon and Deputy CLP leader Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal met the Punjab Director General of Police VK Bhawra and apprised him about the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
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The delegation said, “for the last two months Punjab has seen alarming deterioration in the law and order situation. Murders, loot and robbery have become the order of the day. Added to this the recent incident of rocket attack on the intelligence headquarters has further created insecurities and fear among the people”.
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The delegation told the DGP that the general perception among people across Punjab is that the government in general and the police in particular has not set their priorities right. “The police instead of being used for maintaining law and order are being used for political vendetta against the political opponents”, it alleged.
The PCC leaders said, several of Congress workers and leaders have been falsely booked on fictitious grounds just because they tried to expose wrong doings here and there.
Expressing full confidence in Punjab Police, the delegation said, “we in the Congress party have full faith and confidence in the capacities and capabilities of the Punjab Police. The Punjab Police have a great and glorious record and history of sacrifices. It has unparalleled achievement of wiping out terrorism from Punjab. We believe, if it is allowed to work professionally, there will be complete peace in Punjab”
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Making a personal appeal to the DGP, the leaders said, “we request you that as the leader of the most professional and competent force in the country, you must not allow the abuse and misuse of your force. Once the tings are set right, there is no doubt that situation will be peaceful in the state”.
Asserting that the situation was not normal, the party said, “the very fact that the Punjab government had to request deployment of 10 additional companies from the centre is indicative of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state”
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At the same time Congress leaders assured the DGP that the Congress party will be at the forefront when it comes to defending and safeguarding the interests of the state.
The delegation also brought to DGP’s attention the false FIR registered against party leaders Teena Chaudhary, secretary PCC and Gulshan Kumar, District President Sewa Dal, Pathankot.
The delegation told the DGP that the case has been registered out of sheer political vendetta as the two leaders exposed illegal sand mining taking place in the area.
“It is sad and unfortunate that the two leaders, instead of being acknowledged for having exposed illegal sand mining have been falsely booked by the police” the party regretted, while seeking the cancellation of FIR.
It also urged the DGP to pass strict instructions to the SHOs to desist from registering false FIRs out of political vendetta.
Others in the delegation included Darshan Singh Brar, Harminder Singh Gill, Kaka Lohgarh, Devinder Gubaya and Kulbir Zira.
