Chandigarh, 27 July (H.S.): Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party President Kewal Singh Dhillon expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab and launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government. Referring to the petrol bomb attack on the BJP office in Sangrur and the petrol bomb attack on a house in Patiala, he questioned the government's ability to maintain law and order and protect the people of the state.

Dhillon said that the daily incidents of explosions, attacks, robberies, murders and bloodshed across Punjab clearly demonstrate that the present government has completely failed to safeguard the lives and property of its citizens. As a result, ordinary people no longer feel safe even inside their own homes.

He said that the petrol bomb attack on the BJP office in Sangrur the home district of the Chief Minister, who also holds the Home portfolio and the petrol bomb attack on a house in Patiala are clear evidence that criminals no longer fear the police. He questioned how the rest of Punjab could be expected to remain secure when even the Home Minister's own district has witnessed such incidents.

The Punjab BJP President said that this was not an isolated incident but part of a continuing series of attacks across the state. He cited the grenade attack on the Moga Police Station, the explosion near the BSF Headquarters in Jalandhar, the grenade attack on the Punjab BJP State Office, the grenade attack on the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar, the attack on a temple in Amritsar, the attack on the Gumtala Police Post in Amritsar, the RPG attack on the Sarhali Police Station, the RPG attack on the Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali, and the hand grenade attack on the Bhindi Saidan Police Station in Amritsar, among several other major incidents.

Dhillon asserted that when police stations, the Intelligence Headquarters, religious places and political party offices themselves are under attack, the safety of ordinary citizens is effectively left to fate. He said that while the government remains busy making hollow claims about peace and law and order and engaging in false propaganda, the ground reality is that criminals are operating fearlessly.

Kewal Singh Dhillon said that the AAP government has completely failed in governing Punjab and ensuring the safety and security of its people. He added that the people of Punjab are now prepared to hold the government accountable for every such incident and expose the false promises of badlav.

Hindusthan Samachar / GURSHARAN SINGH