He challenged the party to deny that they were not involved in the Naxal movement.
In a statement here, he alleged that Patiala MP Dharamvir Gandhi and Faridkot MP Sadhu Singh and another leader Balbir Singh, who is planning to contest from Patiala City vacated by Amarinder Singh after his election from Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency, were actively involved with the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).
He alleged these people were trying to exploit the alienation among the educated unemployed youth of the state in a dangerous way.
Sadhu Singh and Balbir Singh could not be contacted.
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