Alka Lamba seems earlier than police in Rupnagar, Punjab Congress leaders stage protest

By PTI

RUPNAGAR: Congress chief Alka Lamba, summoned over a case of “inflammatory statements” towards Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, appeared earlier than the police right here on Wednesday as occasion staff held a protest exterior the SSP workplace over the matter.

The case was lodged towards former AAP chief Kumar Vishwas in Rupnagar city’s Sadar police station on April 12.

Ahead of the Assembly polls, Vishwas had accused Kejriwal of supporting separatists.

Lamba has been accused of backing the remarks made by Vishwas.

Led by the Congress’ state unit chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, the occasion staff staged the protest exterior the workplace of Rupnagar senior superintendent of police (SSP) and raised slogans towards the Bhagwant Mann authorities.

Besides Warring, senior occasion leaders, together with Punjab Congress Legislature occasion chief Partap Singh Bajwa, MLAs Sukhjinder Randhawa, Raj Kumar Chabbewal, former ministers Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Balbir Sidhu, Gurkirat Kotli and Punjab Youth Congress chief Brinder Dhillon accompanied Lamba when she reached Rupnagar to seem earlier than the police.

Addressing the protesters, Warring slammed the AAP authorities in Punjab, accusing it of “misusing” the police for political vendetta.

He stated your complete state management of the occasion got here to Rupnagar in help of Lamba.

“We will not tolerate any injustice against our sister (Lamba),” Warring stated.

Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu reached Rupnagar, individually, in help of Lamba.

“You (AAP) are trying to scare Alka Lamba. The people of Punjab have always stood by their daughters and sisters. We all stand by her,” he advised reporters exterior the Rupnagar SSP workplace The former cricketer left the place after speaking to reporters.

Lamba, whereas speaking to the reporters, slammed the Mann-led authorities for sending police to her home to summon her.

She accused the AAP authorities of “misusing” the police towards its political rivals.

A heavy police pressure was deployed exterior the Rupnagar SSP workplace. The Punjab police on had on April 20 visited the properties of Vishwas and Lamba in reference to a case registered over “inflammatory statements” towards Kejriwal.

Police had earlier summoned Lamba, the previous AAP chief, on April 26 however she was later requested to seem earlier than it on April 27.