Akali, AAP leaders booked over protests

Mohali, June 7

Hours after CM Capt Amarinder Singh directed the Director General of Police to register cases under the Disaster Management Act against the Opposition leaders and workers for staging protests in violation of the Covid guidelines, the local police booked SAD leaders for staging a protest at Phase-7, Mohali, in violation of the district magistrate’s orders today.

Those booked were SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, Sahnewal MLA Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Dera Bassi MLA NK Sharma, Banga MLA Dr Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, Prem Singh Chandumajra, Dr Daljit Singh Cheema, Janmeja Singh Sekhon and 200 others.

They have been booked under Sections 188, 269 and 270 of the IPC and 51 (1)(a) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Sukhbir had addressed a two-hour symbolic protest near the residence of Health Minister Balbir Sidhu, which was attended by party’s senior leadership, including legislators, former legislators, constituency in charge and district presidents. They were demanding immediate dismissal of Sidhu over the “vaccine and Fateh kit scams”.

Also, several AAP leaders, including Ropar MLA Amarjeet Sandhoa, Garhshankar MLA Jai Krishan Ruddy, Deputy Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Saravjit Kaur Manuke and 150 others were booked for staging a protest against ‘vaccine scam’ outside Sidhu’s residence in violation of the district magistrate’s orders regarding Covid guidelines on Sunday. They were booked under Sections 186, 188 and 269 of the IPC and 51(1)(a) Disaster Management Act. A complaint was received today in this regard. — TNS