Condemn attack, but Sandeep Thapar should have thought before ‘celebrating Op Bluestar anniversary with ladoos’: AAP Punjab MP

Chandigarh, July 6

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh, while condemning the attack on Sandeep Thapar, on Saturday said that the Shiv Sena leader should have exercised restraint while celebrating Operation Bluestar anniversary.

Taking to X, The AAP MP said: “We strongly condemn violence against any individual, but #SandeepThapar should have used some restraint not to hurt sentiments . Celebrating 6th june #bluestar and distributing Ladoos is playing with #Sikh sentiment. Just last year, he mocked destruction of Punjab when the whole state was reeling from floods Govt. Must take strict action against any hate mongers spreading hatred as communal harmony have to be maintained at all costs.”

We strongly condemn violence against any individual, but #SandeepThapar should have used some restraint not to hurt sentiments .

Celebrating 6th june #bluestar and distributing Ladoos is playing with #Sikh sentiment . Just last year, he mocked destruction of Punjab when the… https://t.co/hdp64V0v9E pic.twitter.com/xjXpbxIhMv

— Vikramjit Singh MP (@vikramsahney) July 6, 2024

The Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader was grievously injured as he was attacked with swords by three assailants in full public view on Friday,

Hours after the incident, two of the assailants were arrested from Fatehgarh Sahib district. Thapar’s securityman, who was accompanying him at the time of the incident, was suspended for negligence of duty, they said.

Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Sandeep Thapar (58) was attacked when he came out of the office of the Samvedna Trust near the Civil Hospital after attending a ceremony to mark the fourth death anniversary of the trust’s founder-president Ravinder Arora, police said.

The Samvedna Trust provides free ambulance service to patients and hearse vehicles.

CCTV footage of the incident surfaced on social media.

In the purported video, the assailants dressed as Nihangs approached Thapar while he was on a scooter with his securityman riding pillion.

While Thapar was speaking to the assailants with folded hands, one of them suddenly attacked him with a sword as passersby looked on. Another assailant appears to be pushing Thapar’s securityman away.

After Thapar fell down, the third assailant also started hitting Thapar with a sword. Later, two of the accused fled on Thapar’s scooter, leaving him in a pool of blood.