Demands dismissal of Mann govt; jail for DGP, SSP Mansa
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today condemned the brutal assassination of famous Punjabi singer and party colleague Sidhu Moosewala, saying it is a political murder conceived and executed under a proper conspiracy.
“I feel shocked and devastated beyond belief and expression over the loss of my colleague and a promising star in the party”, Warring said in a statement, while holding the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann wholly and solely responsible for his murder.
The PCC president said, it was just two days ago that Moosewala’s security had been withdrawn by the Punjab government, without assessing his threat perception. “Moosewala was not only a political leader, he was an internationally acclaimed singer who should have been provided extra security”, he said, while asserting that there was a deep-rooted conspiracy behind his murder.
Warring demanded registration of an FIR against the DGP and SSP Mansa not only for the lapse, but for being part of the conspiracy to eliminate Moosewala. He said, when about six months ago, Moosewala was provided security by the Punjab government, it was after specific intelligence inputs.
“The DGP and the SSP must be put behind the bars for being part of the conspiracy”, he demanded. Asserting that there was a clear conspiracy to kill Moosewala, Warring pointed out, “it just can’t be a coincidence that two days ago his security was withdrawn and today he was killed in an ambush by more than a dozen assailants”.
The PCC president questioned the rationale behind deputing about a 100 commandos from Punjab Police for security of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal when he was already provided Z-Plus security by the central government. Similarly, he pointed out, other AAP leaders had been provided extra security while those under threat had been made as sitting ducks like Sidhu Moosewala, who was showered with bullets from all sides in broad daylight.
“While nobody is feeling safe in Punjab, the criminals are having a field day as they have no fear of law”, he said while asserting that things were progressively deteriorating in Punjab as this government had not only proved to be absolutely incompetent but a complete failure as well.
