Kejriwal questions timing of Golden Temple 'sacrilege', Ludhiana court blast
Aman Sood
Tribune News Service
Patiala, December 31
In a show of strength, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today organised a peace march led by AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Addressing the people participating in the procession, Kejriwal said, “with the Assembly elections due in a few months, attempts are being made to break communal harmony and disturb peace. A desecration attempt was made at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and a bomb exploded in Ludhiana recently.”
After the accused in the sacrilege attempt died, the Congress government had promised to identify and arrest the conspirators behind the attempt in 48 hours, but it failed to fulfil its promise, Kejriwal said.
Lost faith in government
The AAP will not allow peace and prosperity of Punjab
to be affected at any cost. Punjabis no longer trust people who are currently in power. —Arvind Kejriwal, AAP
Kejriwal questioned the timing of the desecration bid, bomb blast and terrorist activities before the holding of the elections. “That is why Punjabis need to be extremely vigilant and united,” he said.
Slamming the government, he said, “Congress men have no concern for Punjab as they are fighting among themselves for the Chief Minister’s post. The Channi dispensation is the weakest government of Punjab. It has failed to restore peace in the state.”
Kejriwal said, “people are well aware of selfish and opportunistic parties. Therefore, for the 2022 elections, the people have made up their mind to remove these corrupt people from positions of power. The people of Chandigarh have recently shown this after Delhi.”
Appealing to people, he said, “We must bring a new government in which people will decide and the AAP will implement their decisions.”
Earlier, Kejriwal and Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema along with others paid obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Dukh Niwaran Sahib and Kali Mata Mandir and prayed for communal harmony in Punjab. Kejriwal and his associates also laid wreaths at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi.
