WILL TAKE STRICT ACTION IN SACRILEGE CASES: CAPT

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said those involved in the 2015 Bargari firing and other incidents related to sacrilege would face strong and exemplary punishment.

In a statement issued here, the CM said his government was totally committed to ensuring stringent punishment for those involved in such incidents, which could destroy the state’s communal harmony and peace.

“Not a single person will be spared. We will make sure that every one of them is brought to book, whether directly involved or guilty of protecting the culprits,” he said.

The CM also urged the Centre to ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to expedite investigations into the three cases relating to sacrilege/desecration of Guru Granth Sahib, which it had taken over in November 2015.

Lashing out at the previous Badal government for recommending an extension in service to then SSP Charanjit Singh Sharma, who had ordered firing in Bargari, the CM said he had rejected the proposal and the officer had retired from the force. He said the officer too would have to face the consequences for his act.

Captain also urged the people to approach the Justice Ranjit Singh Commission of Inquiry, which is looking into all sacrilege cases, if they have any information. The panel has its office at the 4th floor, Forest Complex Nagar Sector 68 SAS