Chandigarh, 10 September (H.S.): The convoy of Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab State President Kewal Singh Dhillon was attacked by workers of the Aam Aadmi Party. The attack took place when Kewal Singh Dhillon was on his way to village Toor Banjara in Dirba, Sangrur district, to offer condolences to the family of Gulzar Singh, who had allegedly died by suicide after being distressed by the alleged high-handedness of the AAP government. He was accompanied in the vehicle by party National Vice President Manpreet Singh Badal, former State President Sunil Jakhar and former State President Ashwani Sharma.

On the occasion, BJP State President Kewal Singh Dhillon said that the rule of the Aam Aadmi Party had turned into a rule of hooliganism, where no one was safe. He said that today, AAP workers stopped and attacked his vehicle. “This was not an attack on me, but an attack on democracy,” he said.

He said that he was going with senior leaders of his party to raise his voice for justice for Gulzar Singh’s family, but on the way, AAP workers, allegedly acting at the behest of their “masters” in Delhi, surrounded his vehicle.

He said that even more shocking was the fact that the police administration stood just 100 metres ahead and watched the entire incident as a mute spectator. The government is attempting to silence not only the voice of the people but also that of the Opposition. The Aam Aadmi Party has resorted to politics of saam, daam, dand, bhed.

He said that the Aam Aadmi Party had crossed all limits of oppression and that its end was now near. The self-respecting people of Punjab were ready to give a befitting reply to this high-handedness.

He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party would not be intimidated by such attacks by the AAP government and would firmly confront every act of high-handedness by the government.

It is noteworthy that during their return journey, the route of Kewal Singh Dhillon and the accompanying BJP leaders was also blocked by AAP workers. However, Dhillon and the other BJP leaders got out of their vehicles, proceeded towards the road blocked by the AAP workers, and crossed the route on foot along with the convoy.

Hindusthan Samachar / GURSHARAN SINGH