Badal responsible for sacrilege incidents: Captain Amarinder

With eyes on the minority vote bank, the Congress on Wednesday tried to woo the Muslim voters in Malerkotla, the only Muslim dominated town in Punjab, which was recently in the news for the sacrilege of holy Quran.

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh while addressing the people of Malerkotla promised that this town will be made a district after Congress forms the government. He also announced that the medical college he had promised in Malerkotla during his previous regime, will be set up.

"Industry will be encouraged to set up projects so that the local youth get the jobs. Our government will provide equal opportunities to everyone and due representation will be given to the members of the Shia-Muslim community. There will be a gazetted holiday on Moharram," Captain Amrinder Singh said.

Captain reiterated that the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has orchestrated every incident of sacrilege in Punjab to polarise people for his vested partisan interests without realising the disastrous repercussions it can have on the state.

HOW THE SACRILEGE WAS DONE

While addressing a public gathering at Malerkotla assembly segment during the 'Halke vich programme' today, Capt Amarinder said, "There was a pattern in these incidents starting from the desecration of Guru Granth Sahab in Bargadi, followed by the desecration of Gita in Ludhiana and the Quran in Malerkotla. Besides, he pointed out, there was a well planned attack on Sant Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale and no action has been taken against the culprits. He pointed out, even after so many weeks of murderous attack on RSS leader in Jalandhar no culprit had been identified, leave aside arrested. "It is impossible for the culprits to go scottfree if they are not enjoying the government patronage", he remarked.

He said, once the Congress forms government each and every case will be investigated. "And I am sure every incident will lead us to the Badal's door as he is quite capable of getting such things done", he said.

The PCC president shared the concern of the farmers about the procurement of paddy and the right prices for the basmati rice and hence asked the Chief Minister to clarify his plans about paddy procurement which looks so uncertain.

A number of people complained that they were slapped with false cases at the behest of local MLA's husband Azhar Alam.

Some of them wanted that the Congress workers should also be allowed to seek vengeance against the Akalis after party formed the government in the state. To this Capt Amarinder said, not only will he cancel all the fake FIRs, but those responsible for getting them registered, including Alam will be brought to book. "You don't need to take law into your own hands, I will take your revenge lawfully after forming the government", he said.