In a statement here, Bajwa said that under the given situation the so-called 'Sadbhavna' rallies being organized by the Akali Dal from November 23 will be "nothing more than mockery" as the people were "refusing to see the face" of Akali leaders going by what is happening at the grassroot level.
"This is the government that is scared of even preachers like Baba Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwala and Baba Daler Singh, whose agenda is far from being political, and they are concerned only with the issue of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib.
Bajwa lashed out at Deputy Chief Minister for his "innovative" method of organising 'Sadbhavna' rallies "under the shadow of the Khaki".
He said the people in the state had now resolved to fully reciprocate this 'Sadbhavna' by not allowing the entry of the ministers in the villages, despite heavy deployment of police.
Bajwa further attacked Sukhbir, alleging that Punjab had now been converted into the "police state", but the state cannot be governed with these methods.
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