Day on, Charanjit Singh Channi wants attack FIR withdrawn
A day after blaming the Punjab Police for an alleged attack on the vehicle of newly elected PCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu during his visit to Chamkaur Sahib, Cabinet minister Charanjit Singh Channi today wrote to the DSP, seeking cancellation of an FIR in the case, saying he never sought action against the suspects.
While Channi had yesterday claimed the attack was “stage-managed” at the behest of the police and even lodged a protest over the phone with DGP Dinkar Gupta and Ropar SSP Akhil Chaudhary, the minister today said neither he nor any Congress worker had lodged any complaint with police in this regard.
Maintaining those who attacked the PCC president’s car were not farmers, Channi said he still didn’t seek action against the offenders and that the police on their own had registered an FIR. “I have no animosity with anyone, and forgot their attack on us at gurdwara,” he added.
On Saturday, a large number of farmers had staged a protest when Sidhu accompanied by PCC working president Kuljit Singh Nagra and Channi reached Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib in a cavalcade. While most of the protesters were stopped near the Chamkaur Sahib bus stand, nearly a dozen others reached the gurdwara entrance and tried to chase the car of VIPs as they left after paying obeisance.
Some protesters were seen reaching close to the car waving black flags at Sidhu. Following the incident, the district police had booked four local residents, including members of the Kirti Kisan Morcha, and 45 unidentified persons under Sections 148, 149, 282, 323 and 341 of the IPC. Enraged over the FIR, local farmers decided to stage a dharna at the Solakhian toll plaza, alleging the case was registered under pressure from Channi.
Day on, Charanjit Singh Channi wants attack FIR withdrawn
SP (Investigation) Ajinder Singh reached the toll plaza in the morning and assured the farmers that cases against them would be withdrawn after investigation. Chamkaur Sahib DSP SS Virk said he had received a letter from Channi seeking cancellation of the FIR and the police had started proceedings in this regard.
Morcha members among accused
Some protesters had tried to chase Sidhu’s car as he left Chamkaur Sahib gurdwara after paying obeisance on Sunday
Channi had claimed the attack was ‘stage-managed’ at the behest of the police and lodged a protest with DGP and Ropar SSP
Police had booked four local residents, including Kirti Kisan Morcha members, and 45 others triggering a protest by farmers
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