Badal claims Punjab bandh peaceful

Chandigarh, Nov 3 : Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today thanked the people of Punjab for a peaceful statewide bandh.

The bandh call was given by some of the Sikh organisations against the 1984 Sikh carnage to mount pressure on the Centre to book the guilty who had perpetrated a heinous crime against the innocent Sikhs.

In a statement, Mr Badal also appreciated the role of state civil and police administration in aptly handling the situation and expressed satisfaction over the law and order situation following the statewide bandh to protest against the 1984 genocide.

The Chief Minister said today’s bandh call was an outcome of the people’s resentment against Centre’s apathy towards the victims of 1984 Sikh carnage, who had not received justice even after 25 years. Mr Badal urged the Centre to be sincere and honest in providing speedy justice to the hapless victims of this gory incident by punishing the guilty to restore their faith in the judiciary and the democratic values of the world’s largest democracy.

Meanwhile, the Dal Khalsa claimed that the bandh proued successful as it had the support of all the the sections of society.

''The success of the bandh should open the eyes of the government towards the 1984 riot victims,'' Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwarpal Singh said in a statement at Amritsar this evening.

He claimed that the bandh remained peaceful and the protestors were able to register their protest against denial of justice to the riot victims in a democratic manner.

Mr Singh also thanked the people of Punjab for the success of the bandh.

--UNI

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