Bajwa seeks judicial probe into Haryana police's brutality during farmer's agitation

CHANDIGARH: While rebuking the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for merely giving assurance of taking legal action instead of taking action against the BJP-led Haryana government in actually sense, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday sought an independent judicial probe of Haryana police brutality on Punjab farmers. 

"It is high time, the Punjab CM, who also holds the home portfolio booked the Haryana police and Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij. Haryana police's oppression has been witnessed by every one and the Punjab government is still running away from taking any legal action. What has it been waiting for", Bajwa asked. 

Senior Congress Leader, Bajwa said that had an FIR been registered on February 13, when the Haryana police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, yesterday's incidents of Haryana Police cruelty would have been averted. 

"Bathinda youth farmer, Shubhkaran Singh allegedly died with a gunshot directly pointed at his head. Dozens of other farmers were injured badly. An independent judicial probe should be conducted to ascertain who ordered the Haryana police to declare war against peacefully protesting farmers", Bajwa added. 

The opposition leader said that the people of Punjab, particularly the farming community of the country have every right to know the truth. They have every right to know why the tyrant Manohar Lal Khattar's government violated the basic tenets of democracy. Even though he knew that the farmers were going to protest in Delhi, his government used excessive force to stop them. 

"Therefore,  I urge Punjab and Haryana High Court to take cognizance of the issue and get it investigated thoroughly", Bajwa added.