In yet another veiled attack directly aimed at Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his former Cabinet minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday termed the incompetence of Home Minister (Capt Amarinder), the major reason behind delay in justice in the 2015 sacrilege case and subsequent Kotkapura firing incident.
Navjot Sidhu through his tweet said, “Injustice caused by deliberate delay is betrayal of People’s Mandate. After Multiple Inquiry Commissions, SITs and passage of 6 years, evidence has weakened while accused have gained in wisdom, making their defence stronger due to repetitive investigations on the same matter”.
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In the other tweet, Sidhu while sharing a 2016 video clipping of Capt Amarinder wherein he can be seen promising to send Badals to jail for Kotkapura firing incident if elected to power, wrote, “Sad !! Due to incompetence of Home Minister, Govt is forced to accept orders of the High Court, which the People of Punjab are standing up against. Giving 6 months to New SIT, extends the delay of Govt’s biggest poll promise, unfortunately up-to next elections code of conduct”.
This is the second time, Navjot Sidhu has directly targeted Punjab CM on the matter, earlier he questioned Capt Amarinder for 'evading' responsibility as the Home Minister during the 2015 sacrilege case.
It’s been long now, Sidhu, who was earlier lying low in the political circles since he had resigned from his post as a Cabinet minister in July 2019 after differences with the Chief Minister over portfolio allocation to him, has been blaming his own government for 'weak' investigation into the cases related to the sacrilege issue.
Meanwhile, Navjot Sidhu today’s tweet is in reference to Punjab Government’s latest orders of constituting a new three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), to complete the investigations into the Kotkapura firing incident, as per the court’s orders.
Targeting the same, Sidhu has mentioned that it is due to incompetence of Home Minister which is Punjab CM Captain Amarinder, the government is forced to accept orders of the High Court, which the People of Punjab are standing up against.
Besides, there are reports that a few of the Punjab Cabinet Ministers and other among congress leaders have lately met Navjot Sidhu and they have ‘regrouped’ themselves to pressure the Congress government to fulfill its poll promises particularly delivering justice in the sacrilege case.