SAD intimidating our men: Himmat Singh Shergill

CHANDIGARH: Alleging that deputy CM Sukhbir Badal was trying to target AAP volunteers, head of the party's legal cell Himmat Singh Shergill said this was evident from an attack on AAP volunteer Baljinder Singh Khalsa, allegedly by SAD councillor Santam Satta at Bagha Purana.
Addressing a press conference here, Shergill — along with Ahbab Singh Grewal, general secretary of the party's farmers' wing — condemned the attack, saying people of Punjab would not bow down to 'SAD terrorism', and give the party a befitting reply in the forthcoming elections next year.Shergil said the massive response to the party's Bagha Purana rally had left the Akalis so frustrated that they started resorting to terror tactics by attacking AAP volunteers.
He said Khalsa was attacked with arms and ammunition by Akali goons led by Satta, in which two employees working in the shop were also brutally injured. "Even the police did not intervene and stop the Akalis goons, who continued their attack without any fear," said Shergil, adding that even after such a fierce attack, the police failed to book the attackers under sections 307, 326, and 450 of the IPC, but instead booked them under minor sections only. Shergill also questioned the timing of bringing in changes in the laws related to parole in Punjab.
Prisoners in the state can now get parole for reasons such as renovation or repair of house or for agricultural purposes with the Assembly yesterday passing the Punjab Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release) Amendment Bill, 2016. "We are not against parole being given to prisoners. But, we suspect the timing. We kept saying that in genuine cases, parole should be granted. But, for the last nine-and-a-half years, the Akalis did not feel the need to bring in the changes," Shergill said.