JALANDHAR: After being wrested out of power SAD is promising to probe human rights violations in Punjab and punish guilty police officials whenever it returns to power. On Sunday, party president Sukhbir Badal announced that after they would return to power (after four years), they would get the rights violations probed and would bring guilty police officials to book.
Interestingly, SAD had made a similar promise before the 1997 assembly elections and then during the Congress regime from 2002-07 Parkash Singh Badal had made a similar announcement.
"Whenever SAD-BJP government will come to power, we shall form a commission headed by a sitting judge to probe excesses being committed by police officials in connivance with politicians. Officers and politicians who are involved in slapping false cases on people will be brought to book. We are going to keep records of all officers who are committing excesses in a special cell in our office," Sukhbir said during a press conference in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Even as Akali leaders, including late Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, had been saying in 1980s that a commission would be formed to bring out the truth to expose the forces behind the turbulent period in Punjab, Badal-led SAD in the 1997 assembly elections for the first time promised in its manifesto that police excesses committed in the state (during Congress or President rule) in 1980s and 1990s would be probed and the guilty would be brought to book.
In August 1995, Badal had even promised to get militantpolitician nexus in Punjab probed by a Supreme Court judge. Nothing happened during his five-year rule from 1997 to 2002. During 2002-07, when he was out of power, Badal senior had stated in Jalandhar said that after coming to power they would set up a panel on the lines of Shah Commission formed by Janata government to probe excesses committed during the Emergency. However, no commission was formed during his 10-year rule from 2007-17.
Agreeing that SAD had earlier announced commissions to probe police excess and didn't fulfil its promise, party general secretary and Anandpur Sahib MP Prem Singh Chandumarja said the promise would be implemented this time.
Interestingly, SAD had made a similar promise before the 1997 assembly elections and then during the Congress regime from 2002-07 Parkash Singh Badal had made a similar announcement.
"Whenever SAD-BJP government will come to power, we shall form a commission headed by a sitting judge to probe excesses being committed by police officials in connivance with politicians. Officers and politicians who are involved in slapping false cases on people will be brought to book. We are going to keep records of all officers who are committing excesses in a special cell in our office," Sukhbir said during a press conference in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Even as Akali leaders, including late Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, had been saying in 1980s that a commission would be formed to bring out the truth to expose the forces behind the turbulent period in Punjab, Badal-led SAD in the 1997 assembly elections for the first time promised in its manifesto that police excesses committed in the state (during Congress or President rule) in 1980s and 1990s would be probed and the guilty would be brought to book.
In August 1995, Badal had even promised to get militantpolitician nexus in Punjab probed by a Supreme Court judge. Nothing happened during his five-year rule from 1997 to 2002. During 2002-07, when he was out of power, Badal senior had stated in Jalandhar said that after coming to power they would set up a panel on the lines of Shah Commission formed by Janata government to probe excesses committed during the Emergency. However, no commission was formed during his 10-year rule from 2007-17.
Agreeing that SAD had earlier announced commissions to probe police excess and didn't fulfil its promise, party general secretary and Anandpur Sahib MP Prem Singh Chandumarja said the promise would be implemented this time.
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