CM Charanjit Singh Channi strongly condemns sacrilege incidents at Golden Temple Amritsar & Kapurthala

The Punjab Chief MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi on Sunday strongly condemned the incidents of sacrilegeat Golden Temple Amritsar and Kapurthala and said that the Punjab governmentwould ensure that the perpetrators of such heinous crimes are not onlyidentified but also face the law of land. He said that no one would be allowedto disturb the hard-earned peace and communal harmony of the state.

He cautioned the Punjabis that asthe Punjab government was already vigilant for checking such incidents fromtaking place, the people should also be more vigilant for the maintenance ofreligious places.

This was stated by Punjab ChiefMinister Charanjit Singh Channi after inaugurating the commencement ofconstruction work of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Law University Kairon at Patti,District Education and Training Institution Kairon and Dr. BR Ambedkar PublicPark. Area MLA Harminder Singh Gill had organised a public rally in thisregard, that was addressed by the CM.

He said that due to suchincidents of heinous nature, all Nanak Naam Leva Sangat is in sad state andassured that the perpetrators of these crimes would not be spared.

While highlighting theachievements of his government, the Chief Minister said that all theannouncements he had made for the betterment of the people of Punjab, have beenimplemented in their true spirit. Apart from waiving arrears of electricitybills up to 2KW, electricity arrears of water supply schemes have also beenwaived off by the Punjab government. He said that the rates of petrol have beenreduced by Rs. 10 per litre and diesel by Rs. 5 per litre. He said that even thesand mafia has been decimated and now rate of sand has been fixed at Rs 5.50per cubic feet. He said that Punjab government was committed for the welfare ofthe people of the state.

Speaking on the occasion ChiefMinister further said that as long as the Shiromani Akali Dal is under thecontrol of Badals and Majithia, the Akali Dal should forget about coming backto power. He said that people of Punjab have not forgotten the misdeeds ofBadals even today. While taking aim at Arvind Kejriwal, CM Channi said thatPunjab was not a shamlat land, that any outsider can come and occupy. He saidthat Kejriwal had come to Punjab with the intention of looting, but vigilantPunjabis would teach him a lesson for the second time in a row.

Talking about Capt. Amarinder Singh'salliance with BJP, he said that the formed Punjab CM was already in an alliancewith the BJP, which he has now been announced formally.  He said that Capt. Amarinder Singh hadbetrayed the people of Punjab by joining hands with anti-Punjab BJP.

On this occasion he alsoannounced Rs.10 crore for the development of villages of Patti constituency,Rs.5 crore for the development of Patti city and Rs.2 crore for the overalldevelopment of village Kairon. He also announced that a bronze statue of formerCM of joint Punjab and visionary Partap Singh Kairon would be erected at a costof about Rs. 25 lakh. He also announced to upgrade 5 schools in Patti.

Earlier, Deputy Chief MinisterPunjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that the recent incidents of sacrilegewere being thoroughly investigated by the Punjab Police.  He assured that real conspirators of thisdastardly act would not be spared.

Khadoor Sahib MP Jasbir SinghDimpa said that the Congress government in Punjab has taken all decisions inthe public interest and that is why, a large section of society is supportingthe CM.  He said that Congress partywould win the forthcoming assembly elections with ease and would once againform a pro-people government in the state.

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Patti MLA Harminder Singh Gillthanked the CM for starting the construction work of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur LawUniversity Kairon, District Education and Training Institute Kairon and Dr. BRAmbedkar Public Park. He said that in the last 5 years, record developmentworks have been carried out in the constituency.

Prominent among those present onthe occasion included MLA Tarn Taran Dr. Dharambir Agnihotri, MLA KhemkaranSukhpal Singh Bhullar and MLA Khadoor Sahib Ramanjit Singh Sikki, DeputyCommissioner Tarn Taran Kulwant Singh and SSP Harwinder Singh Virk, besidesseveral others.