A day after the supporters of self-proclaimed religious leader Amritpal Singh laid a siege on the Police Station at Ajnala in Amritsar which led to a scuffle and injuries to several police personnel, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government on Friday said the law and order situation is intact in Punjab under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Addressing a press conference, Cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said Opposition parties are running slanderous campaigns and misleading people to tarnish the clean image of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab.
The rural development and panchayats, farmers’ welfare and agriculture and NRI affairs minister Dhaliwal said no one will be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace of Punjab and all anti-social elements will be dealt with iron hand.
Praising the Punjab Police for handling the situation prudently during the violent protest at Ajnala yesterday, the minister said he salutes the Punjab police personnel for successfully dealing with the law and order situation in Ajnala.
He said none of the culprits responsible for this unfortunate incident should be spared and Punjab police is competent to deal with anyone breaking the law in the strictest possible manner.
Stressing that the Mann government will not tolerate the disrespect of Guru Granth Sahib at any cost, Dhaliwal said Sri Guru Granth Sahib is supreme for everyone and it should not be used as a shield for holding protests.
He said the Opposition is trying to mislead people of Punjab with their bogus claims on the law and order situation and crime rate is dwindling in Punjab under the dynamic leadership of CM Mann as compared to previous years.
Dhaliwal said people of Punjab have full faith in the CM Bhagwant Mann and the government under his leadership is capable of dealing with all miscreants who attempt to spoil peace and harmony of the state. He said Punjabis are safe under the regime of AAP government.