Bargari morcha dubs Capt as coward

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Besides Khudian, another surprise on the stage was Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) vice-president and SGPC member Bhai Manjit Singh, who had recently raised the banner of revolt against the party leadership.

THE ANTI-CENTRE STANCE

Deputy speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Bir Devinder Singh blamed national security adviser Ajit Doval for “not letting the Amarinder Singh government act (in sacrilege cases)”. “Doval is not letting Congress government take action in these cases,” he alleged.former Lok Sabha member Jagmeet Singh Brar, Apna Punjab Party chief Sucha Singh Chottepur and the Damdami Taksal leadership also attacked Amarinder and Badals.

Punjab minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said the state government was duty-bound to give justice to the victims of the firing incidents and its perpetrators would be behind the bars soon. “Due to some legal issues with the probe, the matter is facing delays but those responsible would face the law,” he said during a visit to the victim’s family.

SIMRANJIT MANN’S SECESSIONIST RHETORIC

SAD (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann began his speech with a pro- Khalistan slogan. “There is a government of the ‘Hindutva’ at the Centre and, thus, the Sikhs are not getting justice,” he said.