Chandigarh, February 2 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned the murderous attack on Akali workers as well as Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal by police- backed Congress goons at Jalalabad.
In a statement here, Party Spokesman Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said “it seems there was a premeditated attempt on the SAD President’s life and the Jalalabad police was complicit in this crime as it allowed the attackers a free run. A high level judicial inquiry should be held into this attack under the supervision of the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court as the heinous act seems to enjoy State patronage”.
Dr Cheema said it was clear now that free and fair elections could not be held to the municipal bodies under these circumstances. “The State Election Commission has also utterly failed to rein in rogue Congress elements. The SAD demands immediate deployment of Para- military forces in the State saying the Punjab Police could not be trusted to do its duty. The Ferozepur SSP and all other police officials complicit in this crime should also be proceeded against immediately”, Dr Cheema added.
