Trembling in concern as a result of of AAP’s gaining prominence, violence appears to be Captain’s solely possibility says MLA Aman Arora
Civil and police officers dancing on the tunes of Congress goons, may have to pay for his or her deeds
Poll violence on Feb 14 proves that police, Election Commission labored as a wings of the Congress, credibility questionable
AAP volunteers are principal goal of Congress goons as a result of of their good probabilities of profitable municipal our bodies’ elections
We salute the valour of our volunteers and candidates who regardless of violence didn’t budge, however stood robust towards injustice: Aman Arora
Chandigarh: Reacting to the unprecedented ranges of violence and sales space capturing by the Congress goons on the polling day for the municipal our bodies’ elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that it proved Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s try of sabotaging the democratic course of in the state. Addressing the media throughout a press convention convened on the get together headquarters right here on Monday, AAP senior chief and MLA Aman Arora mentioned that the polling day on February 14, was a black day for democracy in Punjab. He mentioned that it was shameful as Captain Amarinder, being the house minister of the state, tried to loot the elections and murdered the democracy with the assistance of his goons. “Captain Amarinder has failed miserably to preserve legislation and order. He has let down the state, its folks and maligned the democratic system,” he added.
He mentioned that Captain had failed to resolve the inconvenience of the folks and when folks got here out to vote for change, he requested his goons to ensue violence, stopping the folks from voting. “We demand the instant resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh for failing in sustaining legislation and order in the state. He has failed as CM in protecting the right to vote of the folks. Captain’s surprising silence on the following violence appears to inform us that Captain himself is guiding his goons to conduct these violent acts,” mentioned Arora. He mentioned that each one the incidents on the polling day proved that the Election Commission and the police labored as the wings of the Congress get together. Arora mentioned that the civil and police officers, dancing on the tunes of Congress goons, may have to pay for his or her deeds.
He mentioned that in Samana and Rajpura, Congress goons entered the polling stations and kicked out the voters and locked the doorways. Accusing the officers, Arora mentioned that the presiding officer assisted these goons and locked the gates of the polling station in order that voters weren’t in a position to enter the polling station. Later, after the world was secured for the goons, they went about casting bogus votes. He mentioned {that a} video from contained in the polling station was shared with the media and it confirmed how a Congress goon was pushing the Congress button many times with none resistance from the officers. “When our volunteers tried to protest towards this hooliganism, they had been crushed by the Congress goons in clear sight of the police,” mentioned Arora. He mentioned that in Patti, the Congress goons entered the polling station with pistols and threatened all of the voters to evacuate the polling station. Arora mentioned that after studying about the identical, AAP volunteers mobilised and rushed to cease the goons which led to a scuffle; throughout which one of the AAP volunteers Manveer Singh was shot at and injured.
Moreover, as a substitute of arresting the goons who had entered the polling station with arms, the police detained AAP volunteer Laljit Bhullar after assaulting him, stating that they won’t launch him till the voting was completed, he added. The AAP chief additional mentioned that equally in Bathinda, Abohar, Fazilka and Ferozepur, voters had been kicked out of the polling stations and Congress goons had been allowed to brazenly solid bogus votes. “When our volunteers went to cease the incident, they had been crushed up by the cops together with the Congress goons,” he added. Arora mentioned that in Kapurthala, goons of Rana Gurjit beat up normal voters and volunteers of the Aam Aadmi Party, intimidating them not to vote.
“The DC of Kapurthala had launched a report at 4pm, stating that the voting turnover at Kapurthala was 62.16% however then a couple of hours later one other report was launched stating that the voting proportion was round 68.89%. How did this 6% improve after 4pm. Do the DC Kapurthala or the State Election Commission have a solution to this,” he mentioned. Arora additional mentioned that in Malerkotla and different areas, the returning officers didn’t supplied sales space brokers with Form 33, which the AAP leaders had to haggle and get it by themselves, to get it authorised by the returning officers. “All these incidents show that the police and the State Election Commission labored as the wings of the Congress and their credibility is questionable,” he added. He mentioned that the ruling authorities below the management of Captain Amarinder Singh had used violence and state equipment to cease the folks from voting and exercising their political rights.
Lashing out at Captain Amarinder Singh, Arora mentioned, “Why is Captain doing this? There is a transparent and easy purpose. Over the previous couple of days AAP obtained an amazing response from the folks of Punjab in their rallies. It confirmed that the folks wished change, they aspired for a greater Punjab. This made Captain tremble.” He mentioned that Captain first tried to defame the AAP and requested his stooge Sunil Jakhar to do media interviews and defame the get together additional. When that didn’t work he requested his goons to violate the basic right of the folks and sabotage your complete election course of. “But the AAP volunteers stood robust as a result of of their clear intentions, as a result of of their interior need to change the best way politics is completed and since of their clear intention to help the folks in practising their democratic rights,” he added.