Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday slammed the state Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on the issue of law and order, citing the letter written by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal to the Director General of Police (DGP).
Dhillon said the letter from the ruling party’s own MP has become the strongest evidence of the complete collapse of law and order in Punjab. Dhillon said this “is not an allegation made by the Opposition but the written testimony of a sitting member of Parliament from the ruling party itself, acknowledging that thefts, robberies and the drug menace have spiralled out of control in Punjab”.
He said that when an MP of the ruling party is compelled to write, “Send my gunmen back to the police station; the people need the police more than I do”, it amounts to the strongest possible indictment of the government’s failure.
The state BJP chief questioned Sant Seechewal, asking why he had to write to the DGP when his own party is in power in Punjab. He said this is a question that should instead be directed at Arvind Kejriwal, who, according to him, is running Punjab through remote control from Delhi.
Dhillon said the government has failed miserably and is trying to evade its responsibilities.
He further said the state’s law and order machinery has been severely weakened. Crime is rising every day; even police stations are no longer secure, attacks are taking place on political party offices, and incidents of murder, theft and robbery in broad daylight have become commonplace.
Under such circumstances, Dhillon said, Kejriwal, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the AAP government cannot escape accountability. He said governments function through effective administration and the rule of law, not through advertising campaigns alone.
Dhillon said the people of Punjab no longer want propaganda but seek security, peace, law and order, and an accountable government. He added only a Bharatiya Janata Party government can provide Punjab with a secure and safe environment.
–IANS
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