Members of various unions on Tuesday held protest across the State seeking cancellation of bus permit and registration of a case against Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal in connection to the Moga tragedy.
Various unions including Punjab Students' Union (PSU), Bharti Kisan Union (BKU) factions Ekta and Ugrahan, Kirti Kisan Sabha, CPI, Pendu Khet Mazdoor Union, Technical Service Union, Democratic Teachers Front, Nauzawan Bharat Sabha participated in the protest in front of the district administrative complexes across the State, said PSU president Karamjit Singh.
The protesters demanded cancellation of Orbit bus service permit, registration of case against Sukhbir, who is co-owner of Orbit Aviation firm, in whose bus the incident happened, and withdrawal of cases registered against 13 students who were protesting against the incident in Faridkot recently.
Singh said that the Government should take strict action against the police officials who “brutally” beat the students, including a female, after their arrest during a protest at Faridkot.
Addressing the protesters, BKU (Ekta) general secretary Sukhdev Singh strongly demanded registration of case against Sukhbir. On the other hand, cops had already clarified that no case can be registered against the bus owners, and those allegedly involved in the crime have been put behind the bars.
Political parties in the State, including Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the People's Party of Punjab (PPP) had strongly protested the incident and sought registration of case against the bus owners.