The ShiromaniAkali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said the politically motivated, malicious andvendetta driven inquiry launched by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh inleague with AAP in cases of sacrilege as well as associated police firing caseshad proved the Congress government and its collaborators were not interested innailing the real culprits behind these heinous acts.
Addressing a press conference here, senior SAD leaders Maheshinder Singh Grewaland Daljit Singh Cheema said the High court verdict in the Kotkapura firingcase had exposed the unholy nexus between the Congress and AAP to defame theSAD as well as Sikh institutions.
"Since the Chief Minister led the exercise by holding meetings to executethe Congress and AAP's political agenda along with leaders like PPCC PresidentSunil Jakhar, Navjot Sidhu and Sukhjinder Randhawa, he does not have any moralright to continue in office and should resign forthwith."
The leaders asserted that Kejriwal was also hand in glove with the Congress inpromoting and defending former tainted police officer Kunwar Vijay PratapSingh, who was charged with executing the conspiracy.
They said since a direct criminal conspiracy had been proved following the Highcourt verdict, tainted former IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap should be charge sheetedand a criminal case should be registered against him and he should be arrestedand punished for his misdeeds.
Both Grewal and Cheema also demanded a speedy probe into the three gruesomeincidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib of 2015 by filing of challans inthe cases, saying four years have been wasted with the Congress governmentcontent in emotionally exploiting the incidents rather than nailing theculprits behind them.
"The SAD stand remains the same. Let nothing remain of those who indulgedin their heinous crimes or those who supported them and even those who areplaying politics on the issue of sacrilege," they added.