Chandigarh, April 21
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today took strong exception to the reported television series on dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi named as ‘Lawrence of Punjab’. He said, not only would it promote and glorify the gangster culture, it will amount to insulting Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyat that the holy land of Gurus, Rishis and Pirs will now be identified with a dreaded gangster.
The PCC president pointed out, Bishnoi and his gang of criminals have been responsible for killing famous singer Sidhu Moosewala and hundreds of other innocent people. He said that the proposed TV series will send a wrong signal to the youth as the TV series will only end up glorifying someone who deserves to be condemned.
Demanding a complete ban on the screening of the TV series, Warring questioned the wisdom of the makers of the series to promote the culture of crime and violence. “This is not a work of art and entertainment, but a criminal act to instigate and abet youngsters towards the world of crime”, he warned.
Warring also questioned the silence of the state and the central governments over such blatant insult to Punjab. Moreover, he added, Lawrence Bishnoi has nothing to do with Punjab as he basically belonged to Rajasthan and is now in Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat.
The PCC president disclosed that he will also be filing a Public Interest Litigation in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the screening of the television series as it has the potential of leading to bad and dangerous influence on youngsters.
