“A high-level judicial inquiry should be held into this attack under the supervision of the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, as the heinous act seems to enjoy state patronage,” he added.
Asserting that democracy was being murdered in the state with criminals ruling the roost, Cheema said the Chief Minister had lost the moral right to continue on his post.
“He should put down his papers immediately,” the SAD leader asserted, while accusing the chief minister of being directly responsible for disturbing the peace and communal harmony of the state.
Cheema said the incident was the culmination of the prevalent jungle law in the state, in which mafia members and criminals headed by congressmen had taken over the state apparatus.
The SAD leader also condemned the firing allegedly done by goons led by Congress legislator Raminder Awla’s son on the occasion. He said three Akali workers had suffered bullet injuries.
Cheema said it was clear now that free and fair elections could…