Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab he will not hesitate to make difficult decisions to maintain law and order, as he has stated that those who were trying to spoil the atmosphere in the state are fleeing.
Kejriwal’s comments come in the wake of Punjab Police action against radical preacher Amritpal Singh and elements of a team, headed by him, called ‘Waris Punjab Of.’
AAP Supreme Kejriwal along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann were in Jalandhar, where the crackdown on the Khalistan supporter began on Saturday, to lay the foundation stone of the Sri Guru Ravidas Bani Adhyan Center at Dera Sachkhand Ballan here.
Addressing the meeting, Kejriwal said that anyone who tries to disturb the peace in Punjab will not be spared.
“In recent days, you saw how some people tried to disturb the peace in Punjab,” he said.
“We don’t have to allow the atmosphere to spoil at all costs,” he said, adding: We have to maintain peace, law and order in Punjab.
Kejriwal said the Mann government made difficult decisions to keep the peace in the state.
“Sometimes, difficult decisions must be made. But if our AAP government in Punjab under the leadership of Bhagwant Mann will have to take difficult decisions, so we will not hesitate to take them,” he added.
“Mann Saab made difficult decisions, but without a bullet being fired and blood spilled, peace is maintained throughout the Punjab today,” he said.
Amritpal Singh has been on the run after the police crackdown began. Several images and videos show him taking various vehicles to avoid the police. The Punjab government has imposed the strictest National Security Law against him and some of his associates.
While the fugitive’s whereabouts are still unknown, Punjab Police say efforts are being made to catch him.
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