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