CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today condemned the misuse of Punjab Police by the Aam Aadmi Party for political vendetta. He said the AAP was trying to outdo the Bharatiya Janata Party in misusing police in settling scores with political opponents.
Reacting to the arrest of BJP leader Tajinderpal Singh Bagga by the Punjab Police and the subsequent incidents, the PCC president said, the Punjab Police, which is known for its courage, valour and sacrifice was pushed into an awkward situation, just for satisfying the ego of “one person” as he wanted someone, who is critical of him, behind the bars.
“This is extreme intolerance, whether arresting Bagga or Jignesh Mevani or registering a case against Ms Alka Lamba or Dr Kumar Vishwas and we condemn it all”, the PCC President said, while adding, “the BJP is reaping the whirlwind. It started to misuse the police. Now its B-team, the Aam Aadmi Party is replicating the same formula against its opponents. In the process ‘institution of police’ has been subverted”.
He said the Delhi Police registering a kidnapping case against Punjab Police was most unfortunate and completely avoidable. This is the saddest day for Punjab Police that due to the inexperience of our CM Bhagwant Mann who lets Arvind Kejriwal have his dictatorial way, our decorated cops were held at Kurukshetra, as ‘accused’ for ‘kidnapping’”.
Warring demanded that responsibility must be fixed for putting “our police in such an embarrassing situation”. He urged the Director General of Police to use his authority and discretion in handling such issues. “I really don’t expect much from Bhagwant Mann since he has surrendered his authority to his master Kejriwal, but you should at least ensure that our police force is not misused and embarrassed for someone’s political ends”, he told the DGP.
The PCC president had a word of caution for the cops also, that they should avoid getting trapped in the political crossfire. “If something untoward happens and things get out of control, the way they got today, you will be left to your own fate and nobody will come to your rescue”, he warned them.