Chandigarh : , Dec 14, 2014 : .Chief of Punjab Lok Congress (PLC), Amarinder Singh, warned officials from Punjab Police against inciting his party members at the request of local Congress leaders.Former Chief Minister was responding to reports that Punjab police had stopped PLC workers who were posting posters in Malwa.
Amarinder Singh stated that he was aware of reports that police officers, who “clearly act at the will of local Congress leaders,” were threatened with false charges against members his party.
Amarinder Singh was surprised that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Choni allowed such “mischievous actions”.
He said, “If the current government has the courage, they can take me on political, rather than using these uniformed goons to do my dirty job.”
Channi was also requested to “reinin” these elements in Congress and police, “unless such anarchy is deliberately allowed to plunge Punjab into politics before the Assembly polls in which the ruling Party will be shamefully trounced.”
“I know how to deal with such officials who have compromised their integrity to appease their political masters,” said Amarinder Singh, adding that if needed, he would not shy from taking the Centre’s help to deal with the lawlessness being unleashed by such police personnel.
The former CM asserted that he would do anything needed to ensure that law and order is maintained in the state, which had witnessed “complete peace and political harmony” during his tenure as Chief Minister.
“All such partisan officials who are going around trying to terrorise my party workers should remember that they aren’t above the law, and they will have to answer for their acts,” warned Amarinder Singh, adding that such draconian acts will not be tolerated at any cost.
The job of the men in uniform is to maintain law and order and not to act in a partisan manner, said the PLC chief, warning the police personnel against becoming tools in the hands of the party in power.
The Channi government should ensure that not just PLC workers, but workers of the BJP or the Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic), with which his party is headed for alliance or seat arrangement, should not be harassed in the state, he added.
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