Congress targets govt over beating up of council chief
Tuesday, 15/05/2012
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120515/punjab.htm
The Congress has termed the alleged beating up of an elected representative in the presence of senior Cabinet ministers at an official function in Malerkotla yesterday as "murder of democracy" and an “example of vendetta politics unleashed by the SAD-BJP combine”.
Sangrur MP Vijay Inder Singla alleged Malerkotla municipal council president Mohammad Sardar Dara was beaten up because he was a Congressman and was only demanding his just rights. He also accused the state government of following double-standards in disbursement of money for developmental works. He said Dara was not handed over a cheque for development works and instead it was given to Malerkotla MLA of the SAD. On the other hand, a similar cheque in Bhaduar constituency (represented by Congress MLA Mohammad Sadiq) was handed over to the municipal council president.
In a separate statement, Congress MLAs Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukhjinder Singh Sukhsarkaria described the beating up of Dara as "shameful" and said it presented the "correct picture of vendetta politics and lawlessness of the Akali-BJP goons" in Punjab.
They alleged the act had exposed Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's claims that there was no vendetta politics in Punjab.
