Delhi BJP on Wednesday condemned the attack on former chief minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal who has been serving his penance at the entrance of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj slammed the Punjab government and demanded Aam Aadmi Party president Arvind Kejriwal to break his silence on the matter.
Speaking to Tehelka.com she said, “My direct question to Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann is that if a former Chief Minister of Punjab is not safe in the Golden Temple complex, then how will the people of Punjab be safe?”
She said that if the state government cannot ensure safety in the Golden Temple complex then what should common people expect from them.
Highlighting the crime rate in Punjab, she said that crime against women have increased by over 10 per cent and the conviction rate in cases against women is less than 20 per cent.
She further said that if the track record of Aam Aadmi Party is seen in Punjab, it has not done anything special in the name of security so far, that is why the Punjab High Court has to repeatedly reprimand the Punjab government, the police, and the investigating agencies.
Meanwhile, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann condemned that attack on Badal and said that investigation into the matter has been ordered.
“We strongly condemn the attack on Sukhbir Badal ji at Sri Darbar Sahib. Due to the promptness of the Punjab Police, a major incident was avoided. We have issued orders to the police officials to conduct a thorough investigation,” Mann wrote on X.
Earlier in the day, a man was arrested for trying to shoot Sukhbir Singh Badal, sitting in a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, performing his religious duty as part of a penance, following a verdict from the Sikh clergy.
