CPI: No need to arm police with PCOCA

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 10

National executive member of the CPI Dr Joginder Dayal said today that there was no need of the Punjab Control of Organised Crime Act (PCOCA) and the police force was armed with enough laws to curb crime.

Wile addressing a press conference here, Dayal said, “All what is required to be done in Punjab is depoliticisation of the police and changing the entire culture. How can PCOCA help the Punjab Police in controlling crime when a similar law enacted by Maharashtra since 1999 is not coming handy? As per a report, there were as many as 2.95 lakh cases of crime registered in Maharashtra in 2015.”

He said, “We are against the target killing or any other innocent killing. But we apprehend that PCOCA, if implemented, will be misused more against political opponents than the real criminals”.

Announcing to hold a rally in Ludhiana on November 27, the CPI leader said, “We intend to revive our activities after recent falls. We want to mobilise downtrodden, students, youth, peasants and agriculture workers. We will be demanding reservation on economic basis rather than caste factor. We want reservation for the creamy layer to go. We are also for having reservation in private sector.”