Chandigarh, September 20 : The Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance urged the Election Commission of India to immediate shift police
officers including DSPs and SHOs posted in Gurdaspur Parliamentary Constituency who were instrumental in registration of false cases against Akali Dal leaders.
A high level delegation of the alliance today met the Election Commission of India led by BJP state President and Union Minister of
State Mr. Vijay Sampla and included Balwinder Singh Bhunder MP,
Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra MP, Shwet Malik MP, Naresh Gujral MP,
Ashwani Kumar former state President BJP and Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema
former cabinet minister and Secretary and Spokesman SAD.
he delegation apprised the commission of the prevailing
circumstances in the constituency and mala fide intentions of the
ruling Congress party to grab this seat with evil designs. It briefed
the Commission on how attempts are being made by Congress party to
harass the leaders of the SAD-BJP alliance by registering false FIRs
against them.
The delegation brought to the notice of the commission that 27 senior
leaders of the SAD have been framed in false cases by name and other
500 workers have been booked as unidentified. These case have been
registered with the sole motive and intension that they may detain
any person under garb of unidentified persons as referred in the FIRs.
They also briefed the Commission about the incident which occurred at
Gurdwara Chhota Ghallughara and how the police registered FIR No. 58
dated 20.08.2017 at police station Tibber District Gurdaspur and
another FIR No 57 dated 21.08.2017 at police station Bhaini Mian Khan
District Gurdaspur. In both these FIRs several senior leaders were
framed including district President of Shiromani Akali Dal and former
minister, S. Sucha Singh Langah, former minister S. Sewa Singh
Sekhwan, Sh. Des Raj Dhuga Former Chief parliament Secretary and S.
Sukhbir Singh Walha, Chairman Sugar fed Punjab and other prominent
workers of party.
The delegation also urged the Commission to summon records of these
cases from the DGP to examine the legal genuineness of these FIRs and
appealed to the commission to direct the state Home department not to
arrest anybody on the basis of these FIRs till the election process is
over. It hoped that the commission will act fast in the matter in the
interest of justice, fair play and free election and ensure rule of
law and free and fair elections in the ensuing Gurdaspur Parliament
Bye election.
