MP Bittu, dist president Lapran stage protest against SAD leader

Tribune news service

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Mullanpur, December 31

Office bearers and activists of district Congress Committee Ludhiana led by the MP, Ravneet Singh Bittu and district president Gurdev Singh Lapran staged a protest in front of police station at Mullanpur Dakha for nearly four hours.

The protest was held to impress upon the chief election commissioner to deploy paramilitary forces at localities falling under Dakha Assembly segment during the forthcoming elections, as according the protestors the police and civil administration had been shielding antisocial elements allegedly backed by the SAD legislator of the segment.

Failure of the Dakha police to nab accused booked for alleged attempt to murder against Malwa Congress Jaat Mahasabha president, Major Singh Mullanpur, about a month ago, was reported to be main reason behind the protest.

Congress leaders including former minister Malkit Singh Dakha, former legislator Jasbir Singh Khangura, Kulwinder Singh Vaid, Dr Amar Singh Gill and former chairman Housfed Krishan Bawa alleged that antisocial activities undertaken by activists of the SAD led by legislator Manpreet Singh Ayali had virtually transformed the area into drug hub and a slaughter house where murderous attacks on leaders of the opposition parties have become a routine.

Attacks on Sant Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Wala, former MLA Jasbir Singh Jassie Khangura , former minister Malkit Dakha and AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal were cited as cases in which the police had failed to take action against the accused.

The speakers alleged a large number of activists and leaders of opposition parties had been implicated in false cases, which were registered by the police to appease the SAD leaders including legislator Ayali.