Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday demanded dismissal of the Badal Government, saying that it had been completely exposed in Fazilka jail incident, where a known henchman of Home Minister Sukhbir Badal was caught holding a kangaroo court on Wednesday along with two dozen other Akali-linked criminals.
lashing out at the brazen display of money and muscle power and the complete breakdown of the law and order in the State, Capt Amarinder demanded imposition of President’s Rule to hold free and fair elections in the State.
“The incident had thoroughly exposed the complicity of the Badals and their associates in the rampant crime mafia,” said Capt Amarinder calling for an independent probe by a central agency into the incident.
“Given his close links with Sukhbir, the main culprit in the case, Shiv lal Doda, was clearly acting as the former’s henchman and holding a proxy meeting for the Home Minister in the jail when he was caught, along with about two dozen others known to have close links with the Akalis…Sukhbir’s complicity in the case has been completely exposed and he has lost all moral right to continue in office,” said the former Chief Minister.
Capt Amarinder demanded that the jail’s CCTV footage should be seized to ascertain how so many people were allowed inside with mobile phones, arms and money, and why they were let off.