Five days after singer Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead, the Punjab government today said it is going to restore Security cover for over 420 VVIPs from June 7. Moose wala was killed a day after the state government ordered withdrawal of security cover to several VVIPs, including the popular Punjabi singer.
This information was provided to the Punjab and Haryana High Court by the Aam Aadmi Party government during a hearing on a petition filed by former minister OP Soni, who is among the 424 whose security cover was curtailed.
Since the passing of Moose Wala, the Punjab government led by Bhagwant Mann has come under fierce criticism over curtailing security for VVIPs.
The Punjab government, when questioned by the High Court why security cover was curtailed, said it needed the security personnel for Operation Bluestar’s anniversary on June 6. The operation referes to the military offensive in June 1984 ordered by then PM Indira Gandhi to eliminate terrorists who had dug in at the Golden Temple.
BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, taking a potshot at Kejriwal-led party, wrote on Twitter: “Kejriwal-Mann duo bite the dust, again. They refuted back in high court on their claim of reducing VIP culture in Punjab by saying that it was a temporary withdrawal. AAP Punjab’s cheap stunt cost Punjabis a precious life. Punjab’s youth would never forgive them for their hypocrisy.”
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