Hours after Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh directed the State Director General of Police to register cases against the Opposition leaders and workers who have been staging dharnas in the State over the past few days, two separate cases have been registered on Monday evening against SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, other senior Akali leaders, and AAP MLAs, besides 350 unidentified persons.
A case has been registered under sections 188, 269, 270 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 51 (1) (A) of the Disaster Management Act-2005 against Sukhbir Badal, and about 200 unidentified persons for holding a protest against the Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, near Saint Soldier School, Phase VII, Mohali, in violation of the guidelines and orders of the District Magistrate.
The FIR (first information report) said that on June 7, 2021, a rally organised by SAD to hold protest against Cabinet Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu. “In this protest, Sukhbir Singh Badal, MP, along with senior leadership of SAD participated. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the orders had been issued by the District Magistrate SAS Nagar, dated May 7, 2021, regarding Covid guidelines. The organizers and participants violated the guidelines and orders of District magistrate and held a protest rally,” it added.
The Case FIR no 131, dated June 7, 2021, has been registered against Sukhbir Singh Badal, Prem Singh Chandumajra, Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, NK Sharma, Daljit Singh Cheema, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Ranjit Singh Dhillon, Pawan Kumar Tinu, Dr Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, Sohan Singh Thandal, Gurbachan Singh Babehali, Baldev Singh, Hira Singh Gabria, Virsa Singh Valtoha, Surjit Singh Rakhra, Gurpartap Singh Wadala, Lakhbir Singh Lodhi Nangal, Charanjit Singh Brar, Harcharan Singh Longowal, Hardev Singh Maan, Sarabjit Singh Makkar, besides 200 “unidentified persons”.
In another FIR no 130, AAP’s Ropar MLA Amarjeet Singh Sandhoa, Garhshankar MLA Jai Krishan Rori, Jagraon MLA and Deputy Leader of opposition in Vidhan Sabha Sarabjit Kaur Manuke, party’s state youth wing co-president Anmol Gagan Mann, and around 150 unknown persons were booked under sections 186, 188, 269 of the IPC and section 51(1)(A) of the Disaster Management Act-2005.
AAP, on Sunday (June 6, 2021), had staged a protest in Phase VII Mohali. “During this protest rally, gathering was around 150 people which was in violation of District Magistrate orders,” read the FIR.