AAP: CM opposing Sajjan at Cong behest

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 16

Flaying Capt Amarinder Singh for refusing to meet Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan, AAP today said it was actually a part of a larger political conspiracy hatched by the Congress high command under a “tit-for-tat” policy.

In a press release, AAP leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira said the Ontario Assembly of Canada had recently passed a resolution terming the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide and state-sponsored annihilation of the Sikhs. This was something completely unacceptable to the Congress high command, as it put the party in an untenable position, he added.

Khaira said it was common knowledge that the Congress had been on the back foot for the past over 32 years for its alleged nefarious role in the killing of thousands of Sikhs in Delhi and across India in the aftermath of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984.

To settle scores with the Canadian Government for passing the Sikh genocide resolution, the Congress high command directed Capt Amarinder to oppose Sajjan on flimsy grounds by calling him a Khalistani sympathiser, he said.

Grouse against Canada: Dal Khalsa

Chandigarh: The Dal Khalsa on Sunday accused CM Capt Amarinder Singh of indulging in Khalistan bashing to hide his grouse against the Canada Government, which could not arrange his visit to the country before the Assembly polls. In a press release, the Dal Khalsa said Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan’s stature won’t be lowered if the CMrefused to meet him. — TNS

SGPC to honour Canadian minister 

Fatehgarh Sahib: The SGPC will honour Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan by presenting him with a siropa when he visits the Golden Temple. Kirpal Singh Badungar, SGPC president, told this to the media here on Sunday after presiding over a meeting of Guru Granth Sahib World University Trust. “Sajjan Singh is the pride of Sikhs. The Canadian Government has given him a responsibility by trusting his credentials. So, he deserves to be honoured,” he said.  Badungar refused to comment on the CM’s statement, dubbing him a “pro-Khalistani”. TNS