LUDHIANA: Sarabjeet Singh Jhinjer, In-charge of the Ghanaur constituency and President of the Youth Wing of the Shiromani Akali Dal, visited the residence of taxi driver Ranjot Singh in Ludhiana, who was seriously injured due to police brutality. He met Ranjot Singh and his family and expressed solidarity with them, assuring the victim’s family that the Shiromani Akali Dal would continue its struggle at every level until justice is delivered.
While speaking to the media, Jhinjer said that targeting Sikh youth in Punjab raises serious questions about the failure and intentions of the Bhagwant Mann government. He stated that when the police, who are meant to protect the law, themselves turn oppressive, where should an ordinary citizen go for justice?
Jhinjer said that the Aam Aadmi Party government is reviving memories of the dark era of Congress rule in Punjab, when false cases, torture, and repression against youth were common. Even today, Sikh youth are being stopped from wearing turbans, keeping beards, and living with their identity, which is a direct attack on the entire Sikh community.
Issuing a strong warning to the Bhagwant Mann government, Jhinjer said that if strict action is not taken immediately against the police officials involved in this heinous incident, the Shiromani Akali Dal will be forced to come out on the streets and launch a major agitation, for which the government will bear full responsibility.
Jhinjer alleged that the Bhagwant Mann government is working at the behest of policies dictated from Delhi and that Manish Sisodia’s “Saam-Daam-Dand-Bhed” strategy is being implemented in Punjab. He expressed shock that not a single representative of the Aam Aadmi Party has so far visited the victim’s family, highlighting the government’s apathy and insensitivity.