Sukhbir slams Amarinder for skipping Centre’s Jallianwala centenary function

SAYS IT WAS SHOCKING THAT CM REFUSED TO JOIN THE NATION IN PAYING HOMAGE TO THE MARTYRS

BATHINDA/ AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday lashed out at Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh for skipping the official function organised by the central government to mark the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.

In a press release, Sukhbir said, “It was shocking that Amarinder Singh had the audacity to refuse to join the rest of the nation in paying homage to the great martyrs who gave a decisive turn to the freedom movement by laying down their lives.”

“Instead, he desperately tried to reduce an event of global significance to a mere state-level function. It is much more than an event merely of a state or the state government. Are you not aware that Jallianwala is a symbol of freedom movements all over the world?” he asked.

“He acted petty and organised a parallel function merely for cheap electoral gains,” he said.

HE INSULTED MARTYRS, SAYS SHWAIT MALIK

Punjab BJP chief Shwait Malik on Sunday targeted CM Amarinder for skipping the Centre’s Jallianwala centenary event, saying he disrespected the martyrs of the massacre by indulging in sycophancy of his party president Rahul Gandhi. At a press conference in Amritsar, Malik said, “The attitude shown by him shows that he is not CM of Punjab but of the Congress only.”