Amarinder dares Badal to visit police firing victims

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Nov 06 2015 | 8:57 PM IST
Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today challenged Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to visit the victims of the Bargari police firing, like party Vice President Rahul Gandhi did.
"Leave it to the people of Punjab to pronounce their judgement as who was their enemy; you or the Congress, if you still have any doubts", he dared Badal, while advising him to come out of the "obsessive compulsive disorder" of seeing Congress hand in everything that goes wrong with him.
Asserting that both the Sikh community as well as Punjab had moved past the phase where Badal could mislead them, the former Chief Minister pointed out, how Rahul Gandhi was presented 'Siropas' (robe of honour) at Takhat Damdama Sahab in Talwandi Sabo today and Gurdwara Sahab at Bargari yesterday.
Besides, he added, 'ardas' (prayer) was performed at both the places for peace in his (Rahul's) presence.
"Let you or anyone amongst you try and dare to visit a Gurdwara Sahab at these places and see your fate," he dared Badal and his party.
Referring to repeated references to Operation Bluestar by the Akalis to scratch old wounds, Captain Amarinder said, Badal was "as much responsible for it as anyone else."
"I am a witness to the developments that led to Operation Bluestar and Badal cannot escape responsibility", he asserted, while challenging Badal to prove him wrong.
"Since you have lost credibility and confidence to face the people, you are now trying to resort to lies and falsehood which nobody is prepared to buy", he told Badal, while asking him to come out of his "obsessive compulsive disorder" about 'panth in danger' and seeing 'Congress hand' in everything that goes wrong.
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First Published: Nov 06 2015 | 8:57 PM IST

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