A state BJP delegation on Wednesday met governor Gulab Chand Kataria to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged suicide of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district supervisor of the Punjab State Warehousing Company (PSWC) in Amritsar, on March 21.
Talking to the media after the assembly, state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar questioned the potential of a good probe by Punjab Police. “When ministers themselves are dealing with allegations, how can one anticipate a good investigation from that authorities? The deceased’s household and the individuals of Punjab are demanding a CBI probe to make sure justice,” Jakhar mentioned.
He accused chief minister Bhagwant Mann of insensitivity, claiming that whereas the individuals of Punjab are preventing for justice, the CM is busy campaigning in Gujarat. He additionally questioned how neutral justice might be anticipated when senior officers, together with the chief secretary and director basic of police (DGP), had been allegedly seen taking part in political actions at a rally in Moga.
Jakhar additionally focused the Congress, accusing the principal opposition get together of functioning beneath the affect of the chief minister. He claimed that whereas Congress MPs had earlier demanded a CBI inquiry in Parliament, some backed out beneath strain from Mann when Union house minister Amit Shah requested for a written request. He alleged that three Congress MPs have nonetheless not submitted the request.
Jakhar alleged that Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has echoed the AAP authorities’s stance attributable to this strain. Responding to a question, Jakhar challenged the chief minister, stating that if Mann believes a previous case associated to Raja Warring in Faridkot was not correctly investigated, he ought to hand over each that case and the Randhawa one to the CBI for a radical investigation.
