CM warns party colleagues against interfering in police functioning
Monday, 17/04/2017
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CHANDIGARH: Facing embarrassment over video of Congress MLA Ramanjit Sikki threatening cops and alleged attack on a Muktsar journalist by Congressmen, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has warned government officials and party colleagues not to interfere in administrative and police functioning.
In a statement, Amarinder directed the officials concerned to treat the case of attack on journalist on merit and asked all departments against succumbing to political pressure in their working.
The CM also ordered the DGP to provide security to the journalist and his family in view of the apprehensions expressed by him about their safety. He is also being provided free treatment in the local civil hospital.
He also warned officials acting at the behest of political masters, as they had been doing “under the Akali regime”, would face stringent action if they did not immediately mend their ways.
