SAD Creating Environment Of Panic, Fright, Says Preneet

Union Minister Preneet Kaur on May 17 came down heavily on the ruling SAD-BJP administration in the state for supposedly creating environment of panic and fear in Punjab in the run up to the May 19 polls.

Campaigning for Block Samiti and Zila Parishad polls in different villages in the region, Preneet Kaur stated, “We have not witnessed so much terror and dread amongst the citizens of the state and individuals have been frightening not to vote for Congress.”

“I have been getting complaints regularly and uncertainty reigns among Congress workers. At a lot of places, our applicants were forced to take out their names from the fight as they were threatened by police,” she added.

N questioned regarding the slaughter of a Congress follower at Bathinda, she said: “You cannot persuade people by threatening and shooting down them.”

“We have been asking for President rule in Punjab as Akali thugs have been prevailing making use of  police as their workers. It is a fit case for President’s rule in Punjab as those responsible for protecting people have been resorting to such killings,” said Kaur.