SAD protests registration of cases against party workers in Tarn Taran

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal today led a dharna against the Tarn Taran police for registering alleged false cases against Akali workers. The SAD president while speaking at the dharna condemned the SSP for acting like a stooge of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and warned her that she would be held accountable if she crossed the line and acted as a political agent of AAP.

Sukhbir stated that the Akalis were not afraid of going to jail, and made it clear that if a single Akali worker was implicated in a false case then SAD would not let Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia enter the constituency.

Sukhbir said it was increasingly becoming clear that AAP had lost the plot and was now banking on the police to influence voters. He gave an account of how police officers loyal to SAD turncoat and AAP candidate Harmeet Sandhu had been given prime postings.

He said these officers included DSPs Jagjit Singh and Sandeep Singh and SHOs Gurcharan Singh, Balraj Singh, Gurdeep Singh and Naresh Kumar. He said two SHOs Balraj and Gurdeep were scheduled to retire in four months and could not be posted in the constituency, while Naresh Kumar was the husband of an AAP sarpanch.

Assuring the people that AAP leaders as well as officers indulging in corruption would be held accountable, Sukhbir said, “Special inquires will be launched against them in 2027. All such corrupt persons will be proceeded against and the proceeds of their crime will be recovered from them and deposited in the state exchequer.”

Senior leaders present on the occasion included SAD Tarn Taran candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, Gulzar Singh Ranike, Alwinder Singh Pakhoke, Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal and Ravinder Singh Brahmpura.

The complaint in this regard has been lodged by Munu Cheema Khullar and a case has been registered against Paramjit Singh Gaggo Bua, Pooran Singh Adda Chabal and Kanchanpreet Kaur, who was the covering candidate of SAD Sukhwinder Kaur, Ajmer Singh Chhapa, Sandeep Singh Sonu Dode and others for ‘threatening’ AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu.

DSP Preetinder Singh while addressing the SAD workers at the dharna site stated that the two cases registered against SAD workers were being investigated. The party gave its memorandum to the police on the occasion.