Chandigarh: In a frontal attack on humiliating and subjugating Dalit community in the state and the nation, Gulzar Singh Ranike former minister and president of the dalit wing in SAD alleged that Sukhpal khera was playing with the sentiments of the schedule caste and backward classes.
Alleging that his anti dalit stance stood exposed as he is not willing to accept a Dalit as a leader of the opposition. A party like APP which took pride in accepting social change suddenly has done a volte face and is stooping to stalk and troll woman MLA of APP on social media . “Its regressive politics” being pursued by a leader who projects himself as a modern citizen of the state.
Asking for an immediate apology from khera to the Dalits and women in the state Ranike said that “for petty political gains khera has jettisoned his morals and principles.”
In a state where demographics said that more than 30 percent of the population was dalit the Akali leader said that the contribution of the SC and BC classes was immense. “We have worked as hard as any other community in bringing in the green revolution in the state.The dalits have made supreme scarifices for the Sikh faith, fought fearlessly against the British in the Independence movement, never reluctant to stand for nation building. He said it was time Punjabi’s saw through oppurtunists politics practiced by khera .
Dubbing the incident of false and malicious propaganda against woman MLA of APP the former minister said that it was unfortunate that khera had stooped down for his self propogation.
Meanwhile Dr Upinderjit kaur former Finance minister and senior SAD leader has regretted that khera and Kanwar sandhu showed no moral courage to stand against national leaders of there party when aspiring women candidates of APP were being exploited and molested . Suddenly after being shown the door the duo has taken a high moral ground. She alleged.