Protesting against the ‘brutal killing’ of Indian prisoner Sarbjit Singh, the Punjab unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party organized a massive protest at Attari border on Sunday.
Senior party leaders, ministers, and workers burnt Pakistan’s national flag besides effigies of the ISI, Pakistan Army and Pak President Asif Ali Zardari, raising anti-Pak slogans.
The BJP top brass also did not lag behind to blame the UPA Government in Centre for its ‘weak’ foreign policy. Sarabjit passed away during the wee hours on May 2 following a brutal attack on him by his fellow Pak prisoners.
Punjab police used water canons and mild force to distract and stop the workers who tried to rush towards the international border. More than 200 workers and leader were detained at Gharinda Police station but later released.
Among them are the State Cabinet Minister Anil Joshi, state party chief Kamal Sharma and State Party vice-president Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina were detained, along with other protesters, and later released from Gharinda police station near Attari-Wagah border. “UPA government may be weak but it should not consider the people of the India weak in any sense”, said Sharma.
Blaming UPA government for its weakness to deal with hostile neighbours, chhina said: “India has to show that it has strong will and will not tolerate such kinds of inhuman brutalities on its citizens.”