Punjab Congress on Friday held Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal directly responsible for connivance and laxity that led to Nabha jail break incident. At the same time, the part also demanded the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe in the matter.
“A fair investigation is not possible as long as the Akali government is patronizing criminals and gangsters in the State,” said Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) leaders laal Singh, Hardyal Singh Kamboj and Sadhu Singh Dharmsot, in a joint statement.
They said: “Sukhbir’s attempt to cover up the internal conspiracy which led to the escape of five criminals, including hard-core terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo, had been completely exposed by the SIT which had on Thursday submitted its report to the home ministry.”
Congress leaders pointed that the SIT had reportedly nailed Sukhbir’s “lie” alleging ISI hand in the jail break. “With the SIT report clearly citing connivance of prison officials with gangsters, and pointing to serious security lapses with the jail authorities failing to implement security norms, the entire conspiracy has been exposed as the handiwork of internal elements,” they added.
The fact that Sukhbir had chosen to blame the ISI soon after the jail break, without allowing for a thorough investigation, was proof enough of his attempt to put a lid on the conspiracy that led to the brazen jail break, they said.
The party reiterated its demand for imposition of the Code of Conduct by the Election Commission without further delay to prevent further deterioration of the law and order situation in the State.
Punjab Congress on Friday held Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal directly responsible for connivance and laxity that led to Nabha jail break incident. At the same time, the part also demanded the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe in the matter.
“A fair investigation is not possible as long as the Akali government is patronizing criminals and gangsters in the State,” said Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) leaders laal Singh, Hardyal Singh Kamboj and Sadhu Singh Dharmsot, in a joint statement.
They said: “Sukhbir’s attempt to cover up the internal conspiracy which led to the escape of five criminals, including hard-core terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo, had been completely exposed by the SIT which had on Thursday submitted its report to the home ministry.”
Congress leaders pointed that the SIT had reportedly nailed Sukhbir’s “lie” alleging ISI hand in the jail break. “With the SIT report clearly citing connivance of prison officials with gangsters, and pointing to serious security lapses with the jail authorities failing to implement security norms, the entire conspiracy has been exposed as the handiwork of internal elements,” they added.
The fact that Sukhbir had chosen to blame the ISI soon after the jail break, without allowing for a thorough investigation, was proof enough of his attempt to put a lid on the conspiracy that led to the brazen jail break, they said.
The party reiterated its demand for imposition of the Code of Conduct by the Election Commission without further delay to prevent further deterioration of the law and order situation in the State.