The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday demanded immediate action against all political leaders and police officials responsible for afflicting third degree torture on grandson of freedom-fighter Giani labh Singh.
“It is shocking that Congress leaders and workers are not even sparing the children of freedom fighters in their ongoing campaign to suppress all voices of dissent,” said Punjab’s former Minister and SAD general secretary Bikram Majithia.
He said that the only mistake of freedom fighter’s grandson Jagrup was that he had given an application demanding vacation of illegal occupation of the pond of his native village Madhir in Muktsar district. “For this, he was kept in illegal custody for 32 hours and subjected to third degree torture,” claimed Majithia.
SAD leader demanded immediate registration of case against the Congress MlA as well as other Congressmen responsible for this heinous crime. Besides, he also demanded dismissal of the SHO and other police personnel who had tortured Jagrup. “This is the least the Government can do to honour the memory of our freedom fighters,” he added.
“Handing this case would be a litmus test for the Congress Government which has repeatedly denied instances of political vendetta. In this case, the charge of political vendetta against Jagrup has been levelled by the Freedom Fighters’ Descendants’ Association and not the SAD,” said Majithia.
“Even though the gangsters had been identified on the basis of CCTV footage, the police was still dragging its feet and had failed to arrest the accused,” he said.