Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that his party’s Government will probe the revelations made by former Punjab Police cop Gurmeet Singh ‘Pinky’ about killing of youth in fake encounters.
“What Pinky has revealed appears to be the tip of an iceberg only and the Congress Government will ensure to find out the entire truth,” said Capt Amarinder while talking to the media persons after participating in a dharna staged by ‘Shikhya Providers’ (education providers) for regularisation.
He said: “As a civilised society, we cannot allow such things to happen and those who did it must face the music.”
The former chief minister said that Pinky had made shocking revelations which cannot be accepted in a constitutional and democratic society. “We will reach to the root of the matter and ensure the guilty are punished,” he said.
Capt Amarinder, accompanied by local MlA Balbir Singh Sidhu, former MlA Rana KP Singh, announced that all Shikhya Providers will be regularised after the Congress forms the government in the state.
He wondered as why the government was not regularising their services when it had announced to recruit one lakh people in the government jobs. He also regretted that the teachers who are the builders of the nation are given such a raw deal by the Punjab government.
Capt Amarinder, replying to a query, said that the Congress was far ahead of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance and certain to form the government. “Aam Aadmi Party may be able to cause some noise but when it comes to election, it really does not have any scope in Punjab leave aside forming the government,” he said.
He pointed out that Punjab had suffered 10 years of Akali misrule and it cannot afford another five years of chaos.
“People are wise enough to make a distinction as what we did between 2002 and 2007 and what Akalis did in 10 years and what the AAP has done in Delhi,” he said, adding that Punjab needs a government which has both competence and experience and only Congress can provide that government.
Capt Amarinder also assured the protesting employees of the Greater Mohali Development Authority, who are demanding pension and other facilities that their demands will be met after the Congress forms the government.