No let-up in vendetta cases, says PPCC chief
Tuesday, 10/12/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131210/punjab.htm#5
Reacting to the news report regarding cancellation of criminal cases against senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa today blamed Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for continuing “vendetta” against Congress leaders.
In a statement issued here, Bajwa said, “The SAD-BJP government had given a clean chit to all its ministers and senior Akali leaders involved in serious offences while false cases were registered against Congress leaders.”
He said it was shocking that government in response to a query on criminal cases pending against politicians by Election Commission of India submitted “false information”.
He said criminal cases pending against Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka, former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Bibi Jagir Kaur, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Inderbir Singh Bularia and Amarpal Singh Bonny, SAD leader Alvinder Pal Singh Pakhoke and MLA Joginder Pal Jain were either shown cancelled or untraced. He said Bibi Jagir Kaur and Congress spokesman Sukhpal Singh Khaira were booked in similar cases under Sections 336, 160, 427, 148,149 and 188 of the Indian Penal Code. The police have filed a cancellation report in case of Bibi Jagir Kaur, but chargesheeted Khaira.
Bajwa alleged that in the 2009 Parliamentary elections, Congress supporters were attacked by SAD workers led by Majithia near Talwandi Sabo. A case was registered, but the police filed untraceable report in the court. The next day (May 8), a case was registered against Congress MLA Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu under IPC Sections 341, 342, 353, 186, 148, 149 and 188.
