SAD condemns Cong govt for indulging in vendetta politics by registering case against Kolianwali.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned the Congress government for indulging in vendetta politics by registering a disproportionate assets case against former Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Chairman Dyal Singh Kolianwali.
In a statement here former minister and party spokesman Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said the Congress government was in so much of a hurry to frame the SAD leader that it had not even bothered to give him an adequate chance to explain his sources of income to the relevant authorities. “False charges have been levelled against Kolianwali by stating that he owns land in Uttarakhand and Rajasthan besides a hotel with the sole intention of defaming him in the eyes of the people. The government has even refused to take into account the detailed representation of properties and income submitted by Kolianwali to the income tax authorities”, he added.
The Akali leader said earlier also the Congress government misused the State police to register a false case against Kolianwali as well his son Parminder and nephew despite the fact that Parminder was subject to a murderous assault. He said even now the manner in which the government was using the Vigilance department to proceed against the Akali leader was bound to shake the confidence of the people in the fairness of the law and order machinery. “It seems like the State machinery is being used to settle personal scores against the Kolianwali family”, he added.
The former minister said the timing of the case was also designed to divert attention of the people from the all round failure of the Congress party and its government. He said the government had failed to implement any of its promises including complete Rs 90,000 crore loan waiver to farmers. “The youth who were promised ghar ghar naukari have been cheated with no employment being given to them. The law and order situation has become such that it seems the State is slipping into jungle raj. Besides incidents of political vendetta, anti-social and even anti-national elements have increased their activities resulting in sensational murders. Recent revelations indicate that the incidence of drug addiction and trafficking have increased because youth are being pushed into drugs”.
The SAD leader said the Congress government needed to first set its own house in order rather than persecuting its political rivals. “Such politics has already been rejected by the people of Punjab. The government needs to understand this and come out with solutions to problems being faced by the people including taking steps to implement the promises made to them instead of pursuing politics of personal vendetta”, he added.
