Chandigarh, May 23: Punjab Congress flays the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for unleashing a reign of terror in Lambi, by registering false one sided criminal case against 150 Congressmen, by twisting the facts of broaddaylight booth capturing by Akali goons at V. Mann, on 19-05-13.
In a statement issued here today party's former MLA Sukhpal Khaira, said that it is a matter of shame and disgust that the CM has unleashed a reign of terror and is indulging in political vendetta, on the voters of his own Lambi constituency. As we are aware, major newspapers and electronic media had reported booth capturing and violence in V. Mann on the polling day.
As per confirmed reports, a gang of 100-150 Akali goons led by Pawanpreet Singh alias Bobby Badal a close relative of the CM, Avtar Singh Vanwala ex-OSD Dy. CM and Tajinder Singh Midhukhera, had captured the polling station at V. Mann. They forcibly threw out the polling staff, Congress polling agents and resorted to large scale rigging in favour of the SAD candidate.
Reacting to booth capturing by Akali Goondas, large number of Congress supporters who had gathered outside the polling booth started demonstrating both peacefully and violently. Meanwhile, the Akali Goondas led by Bobby Badal fired many rounds to disperse the crowd gathered outside. Sensing trouble the local police reached the spot and rescued the Akali goons and their leaders and whisked them away. The whole episode of booth capturing and rigging and subsequent violence rocked the entire nation through the media, instead of acting fairly against both the fueding parties, the police on the directions of the CM has registered a totally false, frivolous and concocted FIR No. 65 dated 19.05.13, PS Lambi, against 25 known Congress workers of the village and 100 unknown persons. The said one sided FIR has been registered to intimidate, threaten and coerce Congressmen who dared to fight elections against the Akali Dal. Having kept a provision of 100 unknown persons in the FIR, the police are now picking and choosing important Congress leaders to falsely implicate them in the case.
What is surprising, alarming and condemnable is the gross one sided action of the police, no Akali �Goonda' who indulged in booth capturing or firing and beating up polling staff has been named in the case, even though their photos appeared in all newspapers. How were the Akali leaders carrying weapons on the day of polling is also beyond any sane logic. The whole concocted episode of one sided false case, smacks of political vendetta and terrorism unleashed by the CM and his power drunken arrogant son.
The PPCC President S. Bajwa will shortly visit the vendetta affected families at village Mann. In the meanwhile, all Akali �Goondas' including Bobby Badal and Avtar Vanwala be booked in a cross case for criminal offenses and arrested without any further delay. Since the Congress party has no faith in the Punjab Police, an independent Judicial inquiry be ordered into the incident for justice. The police is also warned against terrorizing Congress workers of V. Mann and it is regrettable that the village has been turned into a police fortress with people fleeing their houses fearing torture at the hands of police.