Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Sunday voiced apprehension that Pakistan could be behind the sensational Nabha jailbreak, saying that the neighbouring country was “desperate to revive terrorism” after Indian army conducted the surgical strike across the loC.
“Pak desperate to revive terror post-surgical strike. Could be behind jail break,” Sukhbir, who also spoke to the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval after the incident, tweeted.
The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds Home portfolio, however said that the State Government would uncover the conspiracy behind the jail break incident at all cost.
“We will uncover the conspiracy behind terrorist - gangster Nabha jail break at all cost,” he said.
“State police is investigating conspiracy between terrorists and gangsters to disturb peace in Punjab before elections,” Sukhbir tweeted.
“The home secretary has been asked to submit a report on the incident. Home secretary will give me a report on wherever any lapse has taken place. Whosoever will be found responsible in this incident, strict action will be taken against him,” he said.
However, the Deputy CM said that there was no need to worry. “They (prisoners) will not be allowed to run away. Police is after them. We will catch them soon,” he said.
lashing out at Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh, Sukhbir said that the Congress leader is playing into the hands of anti-national forces by making wild and malicious allegations against the SAD-BJP government instead of rallying with the government to corner and confront such forces.
“Capt. Amarinder has been out of the state mostly but Punjabis know that it is the SAD-BJP government which struck a death knell to gangsterism in the state and put all of them behind bars. Our stand on terrorism is clear. We will not allow Pakistan to create any disturbance in Punjab by using terrorists organisations and their sympathizers," he added.