Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 16
Punjab Congress on Thursday alleged that the CM Bhagwant Mann-led AAP authorities stage-managed the interview of the gangster Lawrence Bishnoi as half of a deep conspiracy to defame the slain singer Sidhu Moosewala, days ahead of his first death anniversary.
“As Moosewala dad and mom lately staged a dharna exterior the Punjab Vidhan sabha through the ongoing price range session and had been talking towards the AAP authorities for failing to arrest the principle culprits behind their son’s homicide, the AAP authorities stage-managed the interview by way of a personal channel to discourage folks from reaching in massive numbers on the death anniversary occasion,” mentioned Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa.
Demanding resignation of the CM, Bajwa accompanied by PPCC Chief Amarinder Raja Warring and former Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa at a press convention mentioned Bhagwant Mann additionally being the Home Minister and Jails Minister ought to personal the ethical duty for 3 again to again incidents – laying siege to Ajnala police station by self-styled separatist chief Amritpal Singh, gang warfare amongst two teams and the interview of Lawrence Bishnoi.
The leaders mentioned the images of gangster being proven by Punjab DGP on given dates was to mislead. “It can also be attainable that the interview had been finished from Bathinda Jail few days in the past however aired later. The authorities is hiding its failure,” mentioned the PPCC Chief.
Bajwa added, “The state was being run by performing CM, performing DGP and performing Intelligence Chief from Delhi. Instead of dealing with the media on the Lawrence Bishnoi interview challenge, the CM despatched DGP to defend the state. The Ajnala incident occurred when funding summit was on and the gangster interview was aired when G 20 summit was being held in Amritsar.”
Challenging the CM and DGP to come clear on the timings and the place and the way the interview was organized, Sukhjinder Randhawa mentioned the state authorities can nonetheless interrogate the gangster and the non-public channel on the reality behind the interview. He added that the gangster was in custody of Rajasthan police from September 25, 2021 to October 3, 2021 and from February 15, 2023 to March 3, 2023.
The leaders additionally listed the failure of the federal government on finishing one 12 months in workplace.