Oppn slams Punjab govt over attack on cops

A MAN WAS KILLED AND 7 POLICE PERSONNEL WERE INJURED WHEN VILLAGERS CLASHED WITH A PUNJAB POLICE TEAM THAT HAD GONE TO NAB AN ALLEGED DRUG SUPPLIER

CHANDIGARH: The opposition parties in Punjab on Thursday targeted the Congress government over the brutal assault on policemen by villagers in Haryana, with the saffron party alleging that the incident depicted the “complete failure” on the part of the state police in effectively tackling criminals.

The BJP said such incidents will tarnish the image of the Punjab police.

A man was killed and seven policemen were injured on Wednesday as villagers in Haryana’s Sirsa district clashed with a Punjab police team that had gone there to nab an alleged drug supplier, an incident that saw an exchange of fire and the locals assaulting the cops and torching their vehicle. “The incident shows the complete failure on the part of the Punjab police in dealing with criminals like drug suppliers under the Congress,” BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh said. He sought the formation of a committee to suggest measures that need to be taken to prevent such incidents in future.

Referring to the Sirsa incident, the SAD said it shows that criminals are no longer afraid of the Punjab Police. “The whole policing system has collapsed under the Congress regime,” Shiromani Akali Dal senior vice president Daljit Singh Cheema alleged, while demanding a probe into the incident.

AAP MLA Aman Aror a described the incident as “unfortunate”. He stressed that there should be a better coordination between the neighbouring states for nabbing drug suppliers.