Police used water cannon to interrupt joint agitation of SAD-BSP close to Captain’s home

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Days after Shiromani Akali Dal and BSP introduced their alliance in Punjab, the 2 events led a joint protest in Mohali, forcing the police to cease their leaders from going to CM Amarinder Singh’s residence close to Siswan T-Point. Was compelled to make use of water cannon for When the protesters tried to interrupt by the second layer of barricades, the police fired water cannons.

Mohali SSP Satinder Singh, who was current on the protest website, stated Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and BSP’s Punjab chief Jasvir Singh Garhi have been detained by the police. The two leaders, together with a number of different leaders, together with former minister Bikram Majithia, had been taken to the Kurali Sadar police station, however had been later launched. Subsequently, the police registered a case towards 20 politicians and 300 unidentified individuals by title below IPC part 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and provisions of the Disaster Management Act at Mullanpur police station.

Those booked by title included SAD’s Sukhbir Badal, Bikram Majithia, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Hira Singh Ghabria, Gulzar Singh Ranike, and BSP’s Jasvir Garhi and Nachhatar Singh.

During the protest, slogans had been raised towards the Congress authorities on a number of points together with alleged irregularities in procurement of ‘Fateh kits’ and alleged diversion of Covid-19 vaccines to non-public hospitals.

When the protesters broke the primary layer of barricading close to Siswan Tea Point and tried to cross the second and third layer of barricading of their try and gherao the CM’s non-public residence, many leaders had been stripped of their turbans. A detour part on Kurali-Baddi Road.

What began as a dharna was addressed by BSP leaders together with SAD, Sukhbir and Garhi. After these fiery speeches, the protesters began marching in the direction of the CM residence and confronted water cannons round 2 pm.

Moments earlier than the police motion, Sukhbir declared: “Asin mukh mantri nu odhe ghar vichon kadan chale hai (We are going to drive the chief minister out of his residence).. In his four-and-a-half yr rule, neither the CM nor his Government lodging, no workplace… 1000’s of deaths because of illness… no medication, no physician supplied.

Alleging scams within the buy of vaccines and Fateh kits, and medicines and different tools for Covid sufferers, Sukhbir pointed to the meeting elections within the state subsequent yr, saying the CM has to “wake up the people of Punjab for the next six months”. Will wake him up in months and throw him out of his palace.

Sukhbir additionally took a dig at Amarinder Singh’s cupboard colleagues and stated that when the SAD-BSP kinds the federal government within the state, all involved ministers can be held accountable and cash can be recovered from them.

Punjab BSP chief Jasvir Singh Garhi hit out at Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu for his alleged casteist remarks relating to the allocation of Anandpur Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib seats to Bahujan Samaj Party. “It is not Bittu, but the mindset of the Congress. I think it is the mindset of Amarinder Singh, Sonia Gandhi and the entire Congress,” Garhi stated. He stated that the authorized cell of the BSP had lodged a criticism towards Bittu in Bathinda.

Garhi additionally stated that he had despatched a “defamation notice” to Bittu alleging that BSP supremo Mayawati had struck a deal price Rs 200 crore for an alliance with the BSP.

Taking a jibe on the Congress, Gadhi stated, “Sikhs make up 60 per cent of the inhabitants and Dalits make up 33 to 34 per cent of the inhabitants. But each Sikhs and Dalits had been persecuted.

He claimed that the SAD-BSP alliance “will now crush the Congress in the upcoming elections”.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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