Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday came down heavily on Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for turning a blind eye to the depleted law and order situation in the state and politicization of the police administration.
Condemning the daylight killing of Hindu Sangarsh Sena leader Vipin Sharma, AAP has asked Capt Amarinder to give up the Home Department as he has failed to perform his duty as chief of the police department.
AAP leaders maintained that a party delegation would meet the Governor VP Singh Bandore in the coming days against the recent killings taking place in the state.
“The state police has failed to stop these recent killings of political people done in a similar way. The criminals are roaming without fear in the state and flee from the crime spots without any hesitation,” alleged the leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha Sukhpal Khaira, AAP state co-president Aman Arora, and deputy leader of opposition Sarabjit Kaur Manuke, in a joint statement.
AAP leaders maintained that the state police and agencies have failed miserably to perform their duty, and the appointment of 30 SITs in these cases was just an “eyewash” as none has solved any case till date.
AAP leaders said that a party delegation will meet the Governor and will request him to sack Capt Amarinder Singh from the Home Ministry to replace it with someone who is serious and capable of correcting the law and order situation.
Governor would also be requested to appoint the police officers on merit to stop the politicization of police in state, they added.