Cong workers want ‘false cases’ withdrawn
Sunday, 28/07/2013
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Ropar : Congress workers, led by Member of Parliament Ravneet Singh Bittu and MLAs Jagmohan Singh Kand and Charanjit Singh Kang, protested against the alleged implication of party members in false cases by the local police here today.
They also submitted a memorandum to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Inder Mohan Singh.
Hundreds of Congress workers, including women, gathered at Ranjit Singh Bagh before moving towards the mini secretariat where the police stopped them from entering the building.
Agitated, the Congress workers raised slogans against the police and the state government. Later a few leaders were allowed to submit a memorandum to the SSP.
Bittu said the district police had become a puppet in the hands of the SAD-BJP alliance. He said Congress workers were being tortured mentally and physically at the behest of the state government.
Chamkaur Sahib MLA Charanjit Singh Channi said on Thursday, the district police had registered a criminal case against Bant Singh Kalaran who had unsuccessfully contested the panchayat elections that were held recently.
In another example of police high-handedness, Block Samiti member Gurpreet Singh from Chaunta Bhaini and his 80-year-old father were booked in a false case, Channi said.
Kharar MLA Jagmohan Singh Kang said if the police did not withdraw the false cases, they would stage another protest on July 30 at Bunga Sahib. Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Pratap Singh Bajwa is scheduled to address a rally at Bunga Sahib on July 30.
CVC probe sought into copter purchase
The Congress has sought a probe by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) into the process adopted by the SAD-BJP government in the purchase of a helicopter worth Rs 38 crore. Punjab Congress spokesperson Sukhpal Khaira said the state government had purchased a 429 model helicopter from Bell Textron. "Throwing all norms to the winds, the government procured quotations from four international manufacturers for purchasing the helicopter. The government never thought it appropriate to call for global tenders," he said.
