Reactingto the claims of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal, whochallenged congress leaders to bring concrete proof against the akalis,ex-minister and Congress MLA Navjot Sidhu today shared CCTV footage of policefiring from 2015 firing incidents and said “Enough cognizable evidenceavailable against Badals but they are being protected”.
Ina series of tweets, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu, while sharing theCCTV Footage said that this clipping was hidden from Justice (Retd.) Zora SinghInquiry Commission during Badal Regime and was later dug up by Justice RanjitSingh.
Hesaid, “I brought this footage to Public Domain, which shows the role of police,acting on behest of the Badals. You are guilty but being protected”, he said.
Healso said that as per Justice (Retd.) Ranjit Singh Inquiry Commission Report,there is enough cognizable evidence available against Badals, but no actiontaken. “In Sept 2018, I shared in Public Domain, statements by Doctors, Ex-DGP& Civil Administration that prove actions at Kotkapura Chowk wereconsensual with then CM Praskash Singh Badal”, he wrote.
Sidhualso said that the CCTV footage obtained from four cameras at the Kotkapuracrossing clearly showed that those protesting against the sacrilege cases werepeacefully sitting on a dharna in the town and it was the Punjab Police thatstarted a cane charge, used water cannons and later fired at them.
"Thereis prima facie evidence in Justice Ranjit Singh (retd) Commission report (whichprobed the firing and sacrilege incidents) to proceed against Badals”, Sidhusaid.
Not just this, Navjot Sidhu in the recent past, has also slammed Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh for failing to conduct a fairprobe into the matter and alleged that Congress government is being ruled by Badals.
Therehas been a war of words between Captain Amarinder and Navjot Sidhu, whereinboth raised questions over each other’s intentions and political agendas.Punjab CM even challenged Sidhu to contest against him from Patiala and laterdemanded justice for people of Punjab by repeatedly tweeting and seeking action in theSacrilege case.
Meanwhile,the latest development in the Captain Vs Sidhu row is that the Punjab VigilanceBureau has fast-tracked its investigation into some unscrupulous dealsinvolving Navjot Sidhu, his wife and their close associates.
Sourcesinformed that VB officials have found that Sidhu has taken some controversialdecisions during his tenure as local body minister to favour certain firms.However, there has been no official statement in this regard from the office ofthe Punjab CM or Punjab Vigilance Bureau, while Sidhu has welcomed the inquiries by tweeting, “Please doyour Best !! @capt_amarinder.