Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Friday charged Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh of "colluding" with radicals to vitiate the peaceful environment in the state.
Referring to the on-going dharna of radical leaders Baljit Singh Daduwal and Dhyan Singh Mand at Bargari in Faridkot to protest killing of two Sikh youths in police firing on protestors against incidents of sacrilege in 2015, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said the radicals are in constant touch with the chief minister.
"Amarinder Singh is bent upon bringing back dark days of terrorism... he is colluding with radicals to vitiate the peaceful environment of the state," he told reporters here.
"The radicals who are staging a dharna at Bargari close to Faridkot for the past over 100 days are doing so without any permission... they have become state guest and were being provided all basic facilities at the site on the behest of the government," Sukhbir Singh Badal said.
Five-time chief minister Parkash Singh Badal said "peace and tranquility are in danger in the state."
Alleging that the Congress government in the state want to take control over the Akal Takht and SGPC, he said, "I will not sit quiet... I will go to any extent even sacrificing my life to ensure peace and tranquility prevails in Punjab."
Claiming that the government's decision was a political one, Sukhbir Singh Badal said, "The Congress leadership in the state is afraid after the success of SAD-BJP's recent rally at Abohar. The decision to ban the rally has been taken by the government on the advise of radicals."
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