Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh today condemned the attack on a Shiv Sena leader in Ludhiana yesterday.
"Punjab cannot afford another dark era of violence and bloodshed," he warned, while stressing the need for identifying and punishing the culprits.
The PCC president pointed out, this was second such incident in the recent past in Ludhiana as earlier some unidentified gunmen had attacked the RSS volunteers performing their morning drill.
"We may and we strongly differ with the ideology of the RSS, Shiv Sena or any other such organisation, at the same time we condemn any act of violence against anyone including the members of these organisations," he added in a statement.
He also said, "we must nip the evil in the bud lest it is too late".
The Amritsar MP wondered why the state government had not been able to trace the culprits of the earlier attack so far.
"Or someone is getting it done deliberately as we have already entered into the election year to reap the electoral harvest out of fear and communal polarisation," he asked.
Two unidentified motor cycle borne youth allegedly fired at Shiv Sena leader Amit Arora here at Basti Jodhewal in Ludhiana late last evening.
Arora was rushed to the CMC Hospital at Ludhiana where his condition was stated to be serious, police had said, adding that two bullets hit the victim near his neck. However the assailants managed to escape after committing crime.
