BATHINDA, Punjab—65 years old daring Sikh Jarnail Singh who slapped Cabinet Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka in a function, has lodged a complaint against Sikandar Singh Maluka and 50 other Akali workers for allegedly him brutally. A declaration of eye witness Sukhdev Singh has been also enclosed with the complaint lodged with district police.
As per eye witness Sukhdev Singh’s declaration, on Friday, 50 thugs of the Youth Akali Dal brutally beat Jarnail Singh at the behest of Cabinet Minister Sikanadar Singh Maluka. They beat him for two hours until Jarnail Singh fell unconscious. Later, Jarnail Singh was admitted to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College.
According to Sukhdev Singh, Jarnail Singh is a debt-ridden farmer who is quite upset at the anti-farmer policies of Akali government. He said that as soon as Jarnail Singh tried to share his problems,thugs of Youth Akali Dal began the beatings.
Doctors of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College have also clarified that more than three dozen severe injuries on Jarnail Singh’s body had occurred and have sent the report to local Police.
Meanwhile, the police contingents are deployed around Jarnail Singh’s ward.
