Ruling out any possibility of advancing Assembly polls-2017 in Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday emphatically said that the State would go to polls on the stipulated time schedule.
Badal, talking to the mediapersons on the sidelines of his Sangat Darshan programme in the Nurpur Bedi block of Ropar Assembly segment, said that there was no question to prepone these elections and would be held on its due date.
On the likelihood of a triangular contest in the State assembly polls, Badal said that it was immaterial for the SAD-BJP alliance which political party contest these elections.
“I neither underestimate the potential of any prospective candidate contesting these elections from any political party nor even of an independent candidate,” he said.
CM DENIES HANDING OVER DHADRIANWAlE’s CASE TO CBI
Chief Minister Badal has made it clear that the state government would not hand over the inquiry into the case regarding attack on the Sikh preacher Baba Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
He said that there was “no point” to refer this case to the central agency as the state government had already entrusted the aforesaid inquiry to the police department for thorough investigation, which was fully competent to get into the bottom of the case and several persons have been arrested so far allegedly involved in this unfortunate incident.
“It would be far better to wait till its final outcome rather to pre-empt anything now on the matter,” he said.
‘GOVT’S DUTY TO ENSURE lAW & ORDER DURING GHAllUGHARA WEEK’
Referring to the issue of beefing up security around Harmandar Sahib Complex at Amritsar in the wake of Operation Bluestar anniversary, Badal said that it was the bounden duty of the state government to intensify
security arrangements as a routine affair for ensuring law and order situation besides maintaining peace, communal harmony and brotherhood during the Ghallughara week, which was observed every year from June 1 to 6.
‘GOVT COMMITTED TO CURB IllEGAl MINING WITH FIRM HAND’
Speaking on the issue of illegal mining of small minerals in Nurpur Bedi block and Sri Anandpur Sahib sub-division, Badal categorically said that the State Government had already issued strict instructions to all the Deputy Commissioners and senior superintendents of police (SSPs) across the state to curb this unhealthy practice and ensure their strict compliance.
Badal also asked the Ropar SSP, who was also present in the Sangat Darshan, to take stock of the situation and initiate corrective measures forthwith.