Capt asks EC to crack down on ‘arms proliferation’
Tuesday, 06/12/2016
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Expressing serious concern over the cold-blooded murder of a female orchestra dancer in a firing at a wedding in Bathinda, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh on Monday urged the Election Commission (EC) immediately crack down on the proliferation of arms in the state ahead of the assembly elections.
In a letter to the EC, Amarinder said the incident had once again highlighted the total collapse of law and order in the state, which was under the control of “armed gangs patronised by the Badals.”
Pointing out that no action whatsoever had been taken against the 52 armed gangs which the DGP himself had admitted to being active in the state, Amarinder said the brazen lawlessness prevailing in the state was continuously getting exacerbated as the assembly elections were drawing closer.
