Ferozepur, 18 November
Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar has said that targeted killings are taking place in the state with the clear intent to destroy Punjab’s communal harmony, while the Aam Aadmi Party government has completely failed to discharge its responsibility. Jakhar was in Ferozepur today to offer condolences to the family of Naveen Arora, son of RSS leader Baldev Raj Arora, who was shot dead.
Speaking to the media, Jakhar said that on one hand gangsters are continuously targeting people, and now, with the aim of shattering the state’s communal fabric, the son of an RSS leader has been gunned down in broad daylight. He described it as an attack on ‘Punjabiat’ and said no Punjabi will tolerate this. He pointed out that the murders of RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja earlier, then Vikas Bagga, and now Naveen Arora have all been carried out in a similar pattern, which indicates a larger conspiracy aimed at spoiling Punjab’s communal harmony.
Jakhar said that at a time when we are celebrating the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, who sacrificed his life for religious neutrality and the protection of all faiths, such targeted killings are a blot on the forehead of Punjab and Punjabi culture. Yet the government has failed in its duty, and till now no official reaction has come from the government on this particular issue.
Jakhar said this appears to be a dirty mindset to create divisions in society and such elements must be stopped with an iron hand. The silence of the government on this serious matter is causing even greater concern. The culprits must be identified and those sowing the poison of hatred in the state must receive the strictest punishment. He appealed to all Punjabis to maintain mutual brotherhood and not let these anti-society and anti-Punjab forces succeed.
Jakhar reminded the media of the statement given by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on November 6 in Tarn Taran, wherein Kejriwal had promised to wipe out gangsters from Punjab within seven days. He said much more than seven days have passed, but that promise has proved to be nothing more than an election gimmick, while the people of Punjab are being forced to live in an atmosphere of fear and terror.
The BJP state president said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has knelt before his Delhi leadership, due to which he has no control over the administration, and the senior leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party is directly responsible for whatever deterioration is taking place in Punjab. He added that it would be better if the senior leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party leaves Punjab, because Punjabis know how to take care of their Punjab.
