Condemning the SAD leader, Virsa Singh Valtoha, for “threatening” Tarn Taran Deputy Commissioner and other officers a day before, the Punjab Congress on Sunday demanded an inquiry into all the activities of the former MlA during the past 10 years.
“Valtoha appeared to be still in a hangover of 10-year Akali high-handedness…He should better realise that the regime has changed and it is the rule of law that is now prevailing in Punjab and not the jungle raj of the Akalis he was part of,” said Congress MlAs from Tarn Taran district, including Sukhpal Singh Bhullar, Harminder Gill, Ramanjit Singh Sikki and Dr Dharampal Agnihotri, in a joint statement.
They urged the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to probe into all the activities Valtoha did during the last ten years alleging that before joining politics, Valtoha was a terrorist.
“In fact, he had proudly claimed in the Vidhan Sabha that he was proud to be a terrorist,” pointed Congress MlAs alleging that he had resorted to terror during last ten years also to intimidate his political rivals.
They alleged that Valtoha had amassed huge wealth during these years and most of this wealth had come from drug dealings as he (Valtoha) was closely associated and aligned with trans-border drug dealers and international smugglers.
Congress MlAs reiterated that the Congress government was committed to providing rule of law in the state. “At the same time, we want to assure people that all those people, like Valtoha, who intimidated Congress workers will be brought to justice,” they added.
Referring to Valtoha's threats about maintaining the diaries of the officers, they told him that it was his (Valtoha's) diaries which will be opened and he will be exposed very soon.
“The record of all your omissions and commissions is ready to be revealed and you will not only stand exposed before the public, but will also be held accountable and answerable to law of the land,” they told Valtoha in no ambiguous terms.