A delegation of Punjab Congress leaders, led by Charanjit Singh Channi, met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday and voiced concerns over the state’s law and order situation.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the Punjab governor, former chief minister and Jalandhar MP Channi lashed out at the Bhagwant Mann government in the state, alleging that law and order has "completely collapsed".
Besides Channi, the delegation comprised Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, MLA Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Gurdaspur MLA Barindermeet Singh Pahra.
Channi also attacked the ruling party over the induction of gangster-turned-politician Gurpreet Singh Sekhon, alleging that the Aam Aadmi Party was "patronising" gangsters.
The Jalandhar MP said the AAP brought Sekhon, the alleged mastermind of the 2016 Nabha jailbreak case, into the party fold.
"What bigger proof can there be than this that the party was patronising gangsterism in the state?" he questioned.
Sekhon was one of the main accused in the sensational 2016 Nabha jailbreak case in which armed criminals launched an attack on the high-security prison and freed six most-wanted criminals, including Sekhon.
He joined the AAP, along with his supporters, in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at a rally in Ferozepur's Zira on Sunday.
The Punjab Congress delegation also took up the issue of the alleged suicide of a Sangrur villager with the governor.
The opposition party leaders demanded the registration of an FIR against Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
Gulzar Singh, a 47-year-old Dalit man from Dirba in Sangrur district, died on Monday night after allegedly consuming poison. His family said he questioned Cheema about the supply of drugs in the area during an event in Dirba the day before, on September 6.
(With inputs from PTI)
