The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday pulled up the state government for “intelligence failure” over Amritpal Singh’s “escape”.
“You have 80,000 police, how has not he been arrested?” the Bench asked Punjab Advocate General Vinod Ghai, who apprised the court that all accused except the Waris Punjab De chief have been arrested, reported The Indian Express. AG Vinod Ghai also informed the court that the stringent NSA has been invoked against Amritpal Singh.
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Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday said that his government would take strict action against anyone who tried to disturb the state’s peace and harmony, days after the police crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh.
In his first reaction to the police action, Mann said he received several calls from people praising his government. He also said that Punjab’s peace, harmony, and the country’s progress were his top priorities. “We will not spare any force working against the country, the CM said, adding people have given a responsibility to the AAP by giving it a huge mandate in the elections,” he added, as per the report.
The massive hunt launched by the Punjab police to trace and nab Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh entered Day-4 on Tuesday. The Punjab government decided Tuesday to extend the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur and Amritsar’s Ajnala sub-division and a few other areas in Mohali till Thursday noon.
Meanwhile, the curbs will be lifted from the rest of the state from Tuesday noon, the department of home affairs and justice said in an order.
