Cong instigating violence to hide failure: SAD

Shiromani Akali Dal today accused Congress of fomenting violence in Punjab to cover up its failure in the recently concluded panchayat polls.

After the Panchayat polls fiasco, Congress is instigating violence in the state to cover up its failure, SAD Treasurer and Joint Secretary, N K Sharma, in a statement issued here.

SAD-BJP government was fully committed to safeguard people in the state and will not allow any one to to encourage violence, Sharma said.