The Congress party on Sunday said that though the Punjab and Haryana High Court rebuked the Haryana government for failing to control the situation in the state post conviction of Dera Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case, the Manohar Lal Khattar government will not pay heed to it.
Talking to ANI, Congress leader Salman Khurshid said, "The high court rebuked the Khattar government but they are not paying heed to it. This matter should be probed thoroughly and Khattar should resign."
Another Congress leader Meem Afzal said that the high court's observation clearly shows the inefficiency of the Haryana government.
"The high court has never passed such observation for any government. This clearly shows that what is the position of Haryana government," he told ANI.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday slammed the Manohar Lal Khattar government for violence in the states after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted on Friday in rape case.
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The court held the Haryana chief minister directly responsible for the chaos and accused him of protecting Dera Sacha Sauda.
"You let a city like Panchkula burn for political gains," the court said on Saturday.
It further questioned the government for failing to stop followers of Ram Rahim from gathering at Panchkula.
"The chief minister is the home minister. Why have you allowed people to assemble for seven days?" the high court asked.
The high court further observed that administrative decisions were paralysed because of political decisions in the state.
The high court also asked the government to submit a detailed plan on seizing the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa and its other branches.
More than 30 people were killed, including two women and a child, and over 250 injured as violence erupted in Haryana and Punjab on Friday after the Dera Sacha Sauda chief was convicted in the rape case.
The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on August 28.
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