Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited the house of Sidhu Moosewala on Friday
and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family, days after the Punjabi singer
was shot dead. Mann reached Moosewala's house in Moosa village around 10 am and
spent about an hour with the singer-politician's family.
Mann pledged to put the killers of Shubhadeep Singh alias Sidhu Moosewala behind the
bars at the earliest. “Police has got vital clues regarding the murder of Sidhu
Moosewala and the day is not far when we will nab the perpetrators of this heinous
crime” the Chief Minister assured the aggrieved family during his visit to their native
home.
Mann said that Moosewala was a multi talented artist who was blessed with
mesmerising voice and creativity. He said that his untimely and tragic death of
Moosewala has a given a major blow to the music industry in general and millions of his
fans in particular. Bhagwant Mann assured the bereaved family that the state
government was with them in this hour of crisis and no stone was being left unturned to
arrest the killers of Moosewala at the earliest.
Asserting that he accords top priority to Punjabiyat and Insaniyat (humanity) and
whosoever wants do “Siyasat (Politics) should be ashamed, the Chief Minister
bemoaned that some people are shamelessly doing politics over the tragic killing of
young singer, which is unwarranted and undesirable. He said that these are those
people who have been vehemently criticising the iconic singer on varied issues but are
now shamelessly shedding crocodile tears for cheap publicity. Bhagwant Mann said that
people of Punjab are already aware of dubious track record of these hypocrite leaders
and they will not get misled by them.
Mann said that he had already asked the Director General of Police to expedite the
investigation in this case so that the accused can be nailed. He also said that on the
demand of the family he had already set the wheels in motion for Judicial probe headed
by a sitting High Court judge into the matter. He further said that the state government is
already making strenuous efforts to catch the criminals responsible for the murder.
Condoling the death of young singer, Bhagwant Mann said that the death was a huge
loss for the state and the void created due to murder of this incredibly blessed and
gifted artist can never be filled in the near future.
Heavy police security was deployed outside the residence of Moosewala.
The 28-year-old singer-politician was shot dead by some unidentified assailants in
Punjab's Mansa district on May 29, a day after the Punjab government curtailed his
security cover. His cousin and a friend, who was traveling in a jeep with him, were also
injured in the attack.
Ahead of the chief minister's visit, a few people held a protest against the Punjab Police
for allegedly stopping them from entering the Moosa village by deploying heavy
security. However, the police stated that no one was being stopped from entering the
village. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Sardulgarh seat Gurpreet Singh
Banawali, who reached Moosewala's house ahead of Mann's visit, had also faced
protest. The protesters had also raised slogans against the state government.
The AAP accused Congress of playing ''dirty politics'' over the murder of
Moosewala. The ruling party's chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang alleged that
some Congress leaders, including a former legislator along with supporters, were
creating trouble. ''The whole of Punjab is watching them,'' Kang said.
On Thursday, Punjab ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal met
the family of Moosewala in Mansa to condole the death of the singer.
Moosewala was among the 424 people whose security was withdrawn or curtailed by
the Punjab Police on May 28 temporarily. However, the Punjab and Haryana High Court
was on Thursday informed that the security cover of 424 protectees which was scaled
down temporarily will be restored from June 7.
The state government had curtailed the security cover in the wake of ''Ghallughara
week'' and the anniversary of Operation Bluestar carried out by the Army in June 1984
to flush out militants from the Golden Temple complex.