Sidhu accuses Punjab AG of subverting justice
CHANDIGARH: A day after Punjab Advocate General A P S Deol accused Navjot Singh Sidhu of spreading misinformation and obstructing him, the state Congress chief on Sunday hit back, alleging that the AG’s “earnest inaction” was subverting justice in the sacrilege and drug cases.
The advocate general had on Saturday accused Sidhu of obstructing the functioning of the state government and his office, and “spreading misinformation to gain political advantage”.
In a series of tweets on Sunday, Sidhu lambasted Deol, saying “justice is blind but the people of Punjab are not”.
“Mr. AG-PUNJAB, Justice is blind but people of Punjab are not. Our Congress party came in power with a promise to give justice in Sacrilege Cases, in which you appeared before the High Court for main conspirators/ accused persons and made serious allegations against our Govt,” he said.
“Today, you are representing the same Government of same political party in power and accusing me of spreading misinformation, whereas, I am fightcate ing for justice in Sacrilege cases and you were procuring blanket bails for the accused persons,” Sidhu said in another tweet.
The Punjab Congress chief has been opposing Deol’s appointment as the state advogeneral. Deol had represented former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in cases related to the 2015 post-sacrilege police firing incidents.
“A person of character does the right thing for right reason with right motive. Your earnest inaction is clearly subverting justice rather than ensuring it,” Sidhu alleged.
In another tweet, Sidhu alleged that Deol had prayed for transferring the investigation to the CBI as “you were afraid of their false implication in sacrilege cases on accounts of malafide, malice and ulterior motives on the part of political party in power in the state of Punjab”.
“May I know which interest (vested or otherwise) were you acting for when you appeared for the main conspirators and procured blanket bail for them and which interest, you are acting now,” he asked.
A month after announcing his resignation as the state Congress chief, Sidhu withdrew it on Friday. “Are you acting at the behest of those who appointed you in this constitutional office and fulfilling their political gains,” Sidhu said on Sunday, targeting Deol, who is considered Charanjit Singh Channi’s choice for the post of the AG.