124. Badals to pay heavy price for poll misadventures, lawlessness:

Bajwa

Tuesday, May, 14 2013 - 18:17

PATIALA: The father- son duo Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal would have to pay heavy price for their misadventures in Panchayati Raj elections, gross misuse of government machinery and wide spread lawlessness in the state. This was stated by Partap Singh Bajwa President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) while addressing election meeting organised by Congress MLA Brahm Mohindra in historic village Alowal, the birth place of Sant Ishar Singh ji Rara Sahib wale in Samana assembly. 

He blamed the Chief Minister for total breakdown of law and order in Punjab and said that misadventures carried out by Mr.Sukhbir Singh Badal in the name of 'Election Engineering ' would cost heavily to Badals. He said that the lust of grabbing power by hook or crook has overpowered the mind of Badal clan. Bajwa said that cold blooded murder of Youth Congress leader and Congress candidate Sukhraj Singh Bhagupur, attack on Congress MLA RanaGurmeet Singh Sodhi in Ferozepur were not isolated incidents.

The score of other incidents of violence by Akalis are reported from all over the state.  "It is a calculated conspiracy to spread panic and Punjab Police was hobnobbing with the ruling party", he stated. PPCC President said that common people were feeling insecure due to spate of murders, robberies, kidnappings and assault on women. He stated that the criminals are roaming around so brazenly that people are scared of stepping out of their homes even in day light.

He said that over two dozen dacoits robbed and injured two families in Mothanwala and Kamalpur Bhatha villages near SultanpurLodhi in Kapurthala district was a gruesome and organized crime and the daily newspapers are flooded with such incidents. Mr.Bajwa demanded immediate arrest of dacoits and payment of Rs.one lakh compensation to each of injured persons.

Bajwa appealed to villagers not to allow SAD-BJP government to grab the right of self government granted to them by 73rd amendment in the Indian Constitution. He said that Akalis were trying to grab the Panchayats, block Samitis and ZilaParishad by unfair means. He said that people were so fed up with misrule of the SAD-BJP government that they were waiting for an opportunity to teach lesson to the ruling alliance He said that Congress party was facing the challenge with bold face and would lead the people from front. He appealed to Congress workers to expose the misdeeds of SAD-BJP government in public. 

Bajwa said that he had met the Governor of Punjab yesterday to bring to his notice the large scale rigging of Panchayati Raj elections and demanded to deploy para-military forces to ensure free and fair poll. He said that going by the past experience of assembly elections, the Akali Dal goons would try to capture polling booths. He asked the State Election Commission to make adequate security arrangements to let the people exercise their right of voting with free will. 

Brahm Mohindra assured Bajwa that Congress workers of Samana and Patiala would counter any attempt by SAD-BJP workers to encroach upon people's right of franchise.