Strict action against those involved in ‘sacrilege’ cases: Rahul Gandhi
Thursday, 16/05/2019
https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/05/15/strict-action-against-those-involved-in-sacrilege-cases-rahul-gandhi/
Faridkot/Ludhiana : Intensifying his attack on the SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday promised strict action against those involved in the 2015 desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib. Recalling his previous visit to the Punjab town, where the first incident of “sacrilege” took place and two people died in police firing at protesters, Gandhi said, “Your ‘dharm’ was disrespected.” Strict action will be taken against the perpetrators, he promised. “I give you a guarantee on this.” The row over the 2015 incidents continues in Punjab with the Captain Amarinder Singhled Congress government, blaming the previous Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state for it. At another rally on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi’s sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi had also tried to corner BJP’s ally SAD over the issue. The Congress focus on the desecration religious scriptures comes at a time when the BJP has renewed its attack on the party over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, both emotive issues in state which goes to the polls on Sunday. Gandhi also taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly failing to keep poll promises. He contrasted the UPA government at the Centre headed by Manmohan Singh with the BJP government led now by Narendra Modi. “Modi used to make fun of Manmohan Singh. But after five years now, Modi ji does not make fun of Manmohan ji. Today the country is making fun of him,” he said. He accused Modi of not keeping promises like the creation of two crore jobs and putting “Rs 15 lakh” into the bank account of every citizen. Gandhi targeted Modi for likening the country’s economy under the UPA government as “sleeping elephant”, and asked where he was when the hard- working Punjab farmers ushered in the green revolution.
