‘Don’t do something that may put the state govt in a repair’: How Punjab govt prioritised politics over the safety of the PM

After the intense and deliberate safety breach, whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi was travelling in Punjab to attend a political rally, Indian Express has now printed particulars on how the Congress authorities in Punjab instructed the police to face down, at the price of the safety of the Prime Minister, as a result of it didn’t need to create a scenario that may “put the government in a fix”.
Indian Express printed a report after talking to a number of police officers and native officers, together with some “farmers” who have been protesting in Punjab, that led to the safety breach on the fifth of January. The report proves that the safety breach was a results of petty politics and a failure of the state police to safe the route.
Attributing the data to sources, Indian Express reported that after the cavalcade of the Prime Minister got here to a halt, the DGP contacted senior members within the Punjab authorities. According to the report, the DGP was in favour of utilizing pressure to disperse the protestors who have been blocking the cavalcade of the PM and making a safety breach.
Once the DGP requested the senior individuals within the Congress Punjab authorities, reportedly, the DGP was instructed to face down. The DGP was advised that he mustn’t do something that may “put the state government in a fix as had happened during police action against anti-sacrilege protesters at Behbal Kalan after the incident of sacrilege at Bargari in 2015”.
The sacrilege incident in 2015 was when two protestors have been shot lifeless by the police.
The safety breach that led to the Prime Minister being stranded on a flyover solely kilometres away from the Pakistan border for over 20 minutes was a direct results of the Punjab authorities asking the DGP to face down and never take motion even because the violence protestors had already broken buses and attacked BJP employees earlier than the incident.
In truth, one other report by Times Now reveals that the state authorities and the police already knew in regards to the threat posed by the protesting farmers and communication proves that the police was requested to make sufficient preparations in gentle of the protests. Top Punjab Police officers had despatched a letter to their subordinates relating to the identical.
“You are requested to make necessary security, traffic route arrangements in your area, by deploying force at important points. You are further directed to keep a watch on the movement of farmers and they should not be allowed to move to the Ferozepur district to disrupt the rally. Any dharna may result in roadblocks therefore please make necessary traffic diversions in advance. Please brief your SPs personally to assess a plan of farmers and make necessary arrangements,” the letter learn.
Despite this, the route particulars have been leaked to protesting farmers, as confirmed by a BKU chief to Times Now. In truth, movies had emerged the place cops have been seen sharing tea with the protestors proper earlier than the cavalcade of the Prime Minister was stranded and the safety breach occurred.
Further, Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has admitted that it was a serious safety lapse, saying that an alternate route ought to have been deliberate earlier however was not completed.
The Congress chief additionally busted the declare of a number of Congress leaders and members, who have been saying that PM Modi’s journey to Punjab by highway was not pre-planned and it was not knowledgeable to the state govt prematurely. Dy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa knowledgeable that everybody was conscious that PM Modi was travelling by highway and Punjab Police was presupposed to have made preparations for a similar.
After the deliberate safety lapses, it turns into evident that the instruction by members of the federal government stopped the police from taking motion towards the protestors and subsequently, compelled PM Modi and his cavalcade to be stranded on a flyover for over 20 minutes. This was completed clearly to additional petty political pursuits. The Punjab authorities has been placating the Khalistani parts within the state and giving an extended rope to the violent protestors. This step can be seen in that gentle. The Punjab authorities didn’t need to police to take agency motion towards the protestors as a result of politically, it will damage them within the state elections and subsequently, it ignored the violence unleashed by the protestors and the extreme safety breach of the Prime Minister by asking the police to face down.