Chandigarh. BJP and Congress on Saturday hit out at Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, claiming that the Bhagwant Mann government has admitted in the Supreme Court that singer Sidhu Moosewala was murdered after his security was cut.
Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar alleged that the AAP government cannot escape responsibility for the heinous murder of Moosewala, while Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa said that those responsible for reducing the security of the singer should be prosecuted for the murder. A case should be registered.
His statements came a day after Punjab Advocate General (AG) Gurminder Singh told the top court that Moosewala was murdered after his security was reduced. The AG was arguing on Friday in a case related to opening of a road outside the official residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh on an experimental basis.
Singh also told that in 2022, the Police Intelligence Headquarters was attacked and rockets were fired on the building. The apex court has banned the opening of the road. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Dutta said that both the Center and the Punjab government have opposed the opening of the road, which has been closed since the 1980s due to apprehension of danger.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on April 22 ordered the opening of the 500 meter long road connecting Sukhna Lake to Nayagaon in Chandigarh on a trial basis from May 1. Shubhadeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Mansa district of Punjab on May 29, 2022.
Jakhar said in a statement, “The Mann government first reduced security, then shamelessly publicized it and also took credit for this decision. “Now with this admission in the court by the state Advocate General, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is equally guilty of the murder of Moosewala.”
Jakhar said, “The information about this security cut was spread with impunity by AAP leaders to gain political mileage.” Congress leader Bajwa also demanded strict legal action against those who “leaked” information related to the lack of security of the singer.
Tags: BJP, Congress, Sidhu Moose Wala
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 4, 2024, 23:40 IST