Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday that people responsible for the Bargari sacrilege won’t be spared.
“The Special Investigation Team probe ordered by the Congress government would conclude soon,” said Capt. Amarinder in Bathinda, where he announced ₹97 crore as relief to 18,308 small farmers against debt from cooperative banks.
The SIT has been probing the incidents of sacrilege and also the police firing on protesters in Faridkot in 2015.
Capt. Amarinder said that a senior police officer implicated in theFaridkot firing case had already been arrested. “It was obvious that the officer in question must have been following orders, and the SIT would identify those who issued the orders. They will not be spared at any cost,” he said. The SIT had on Sunday arrested former Moga SSP Charanjit Sharma as a part of its investigation.
Capt. Amarinder alleged that the previous Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government had ruined everything - from agriculture to industry and economy - during its 10-year rule. “Badals and their cronies were busy filling their pockets, at the cost of people’s welfare,” he alleged.
‘Drop in suicide cases’
The Chief Minister said there had been a sharp drop in the number of farmer suicides and a huge decrease in drug trade since his government took over.
“The Buddy and DAPO programmes were making significant strides in checking drug abuse and helping in rehabilitation of the affected people,” he added.