Akalis Launch Personal Attack on Justice Ranjit Singh; Seeks His Arrest for ‘Leaking’ Report

CHANDIGARH—Launching a personal attack on the Justice Ranjit Singh on August 23, the Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP affiliated legislators submitted a “resolution” to the Punjab assembly speaker Rana KP Singh seeking arrest of Justice Ranjit Singh for allegedly leaking its confidential Investigation report before its presentation in the Punjab assembly. Beside it, the SAD-BJP alliance also sought dismissal of the Cabinet Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa for allegedly fabricating evidence.   

They requested the Speaker to impress upon the Punjab assembly to approach the Supreme Court to get a sitting judge appointed to probe cases of sacrilege in Punjab. The duo parties alleged that Justice Ranjit Singh Commission had created false evidence while probing incidents of sacrilege.

Going further, the SAD-BJP alliance also leveled baseless accusations of questioning the existence of the supreme Sikh throne against the Justice Ranjit Singh Commission. The alliance has accused the Commission of deliberately trying to lower their “dignity” by launching a “Congress-inspired tirade” against those in the service of these institutions.

The SAD-BJP legislators also submitted a notice for breach of privilege motion to the Speaker and urged him to take prompt action against all those who could have leaked the Commission report, including the ex-judge himself, Randhawa and AAP leader Sukhpal Khaira.