Zora Singh Commission indicted state government for police firing on Sikhs at Behbal Kalan: Kejriwal

CHANDIGARH : Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) today released the report of Zora Singh Commission set up to investigate the sacrilege incidents and killing of two persons in police firing at Behbal Kalan in Faridkot district on peaceful Sikhs protesting against desecration of Holy Guru Granth Sahib on October 14. The report a scathing criticism of police action was kept under wraps by the Punjab Government.
AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and H.S.Phoolka senior Supreme Court advocate and AAP candidate from Dakha while releasing the report said that Zora Singh commission has made severest indictment of SAD-BJP government which was the reason report was not made public.
Kjeriwal said that commission had clearly indicted the Badal government and indicated about a major conspiracy to spread violence in Punjab. He said that Home Minister Sukhbir Badal had ordered the police to fire on peacefully demonstrating Sikhs to disturb the peace of state, knowing well that his party would not return to power. He said complimented the people of Punjab that they foiled the trap of Sukhbir Badal. “We can’t indulge in such heinous acts and we respect all the religions”, Kejriwal added.
Phoolka giving details of the commission’s report said that as per the report of the commission the two youths were not killed in exchange of fire as the police had claimed. The commission has clearly stated that victims Gurjeet Singh and Krishan Bhagwan Singh were in the sitting posture and they were fired from a close range of about one yard. The commission has also said that firing was absolutely unwarranted. It further said the victims were defenseless and unarmed.