The Punjab authorities on Saturday shunted out three senior law enforcement officials together with an inspector normal at the same time as Patiala was limping again to normalcy with safety personnel maintaining a good vigil a day after clashes between two teams over an anti-Khalistan march.
The police booked 25 accused by identify to date in six FIRs registered in reference to Friday’s incident which left 4 individuals injured. Mobile web and SMS providers have been suspended from 9.30 am by the state’s dwelling affairs and justice division until 4 pm.
The AAP authorities within the state transferred Inspector General of Police (Patiala Range) Rakesh Agrawal, Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Nanak Singh and the Patiala superintendent of police with fast impact.
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office stated Mukhwinder Singh Chhina was appointed as the brand new IG-Patiala whereas Deepak Parik would be the new Patiala SSP. Wazir Singh has been appointed as the brand new superintendent of police of Patiala.
The transfers got here amid studies that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday night gave a dressing all the way down to Director General of Police (DGP) Viresh Bhawra for not with the ability to sort out the state of affairs, “despite a buildup and intelligence inputs”.
According to a report by The Indian Express, the violent conflict outdoors ‘Shri Kali Devi Mandir’ was not spontaneous, and was reasonably a results of confrontation within the making for per week.
The build-up began after Harish Singla, the working president for the Punjab unit of Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray), introduced ‘Khalistan Murdabad March’ to protest in opposition to a name given by the outlawed Sikhs for Justice to hoist pro-Khalistan flags outdoors authorities workplaces in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on April 29.
Specifically for Patiala, however marked to different law enforcement officials throughout the state as effectively, a correspondence by Assistant Inspector of Police (AIG) Intelligence-2 Harcharan Singh Bhullar, on behalf of Special DGP (Intelligence) Prabodh Kumar, learn that on Friday “70/80 workers of Shiv Sena Bal Thackerey led by Harish Singla has decided to take out a ‘Khalistan Murdabad’ march to counter the “khalistan Declaration Day”, reported The Indian Express.
It additional learn that “90/100 leaders/workers of Damdami Taksal Jatha Rajpura under the leadership of Barjinder Singh Parwana will gather” at Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib “to oppose the “Khalistan Murdabad” march. They (Parwana faction) have additionally introduced to hold out Kesari march if the Hindu organizations will maintain the stated march. Subsequently, supporters of Bhindranwale Action Committee led by Bagicha Singh Rattakhera have additionally determined to oppose the above stated Khalistan Murdabad March.”
Singla was arrested on Friday after he was booked underneath numerous sections together with 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public capabilities), 353 (assault or felony pressure to discourage public servant from discharge of his obligation), 506 (Punishment for felony intimidation) of the IPC.
This is the primary main regulation and order incident within the state underneath the Bhagwant Mann-led state authorities. Opposition events had attacked the AAP-led regime, alleging that the regulation and order within the state had collapsed. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had ordered a probe into the clashes and had stated that not a single wrongdoer shall be spared.
A gathering of the district stage peace committee was additionally held on Saturday right here wherein native MLAs, senior police officers and representatives of the non secular our bodies appealed to folks to take care of peace and concord.
Talking to the media earlier, Patiala Deputy Commissioner Sawhney stated the state of affairs is calm and peaceable. To a query on whether or not one particular person obtained bullet damage in Friday’s incident, he stated a bullet had hit an individual nevertheless it was but not clear the way it hit him. Videos are being examined..the affected person is secure, stated the DC.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema appealed to folks to take care of peace and concord and in addition stated that whosoever was behind the Friday incident is not going to be spared. “CM Mann saab himself is monitoring the situation,” he additional stated.
Meanwhile, Punjab BJP leaders led by its state unit chief Ashwani Sharma on Saturday paid obeisance at Kali Mata temple and appealed to the folks to take care of peace and concord Sharma demanded an impartial probe into the incident and strict motion in opposition to those that have been behind this incident.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang on Saturday stated some divisive forces have been making an attempt to vitiate the peaceable environment in Punjab. Divisive forces which thrive in destruction and chaos try to vitiate the peace and social concord in Punjab.
Punjab is thought for resilience and Universal brotherhood is not going to enable such nefarious Designs to succeed. Every step within the ebook shall be taken to nail the culprits, stated Kang in a tweet.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”