By way of PTI
RUPNAGAR: Congress chief Alka Lamba, summoned over a case of “inflammatory statements” towards Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seemed earlier than the police right here on Wednesday as birthday celebration staff held a protest outdoor the SSP place of work over the topic.
The case used to be lodged towards former AAP chief Kumar Vishwas in Rupnagar the city’s Sadar police station on April 12.
Forward of the Meeting polls, Vishwas had accused Kejriwal of supporting separatists.
Lamba has been accused of backing the remarks made via Vishwas.
Led via the Congress’ state unit leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, the birthday celebration staff staged the protest outdoor the place of work of Rupnagar senior superintendent of police (SSP) and raised slogans towards the Bhagwant Mann executive.
But even so Warring, senior birthday celebration leaders, together with Punjab Congress Legislature birthday celebration chief Partap Singh Bajwa, MLAs Sukhjinder Randhawa, Raj Kumar Chabbewal, former ministers Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Balbir Sidhu, Gurkirat Kotli and Punjab Adolescence Congress leader Brinder Dhillon accompanied Lamba when she reached Rupnagar to look earlier than the police.
Addressing the protesters, Warring slammed the AAP executive in Punjab, accusing it of “misusing” the police for political vendetta.
He stated all the state management of the birthday celebration got here to Rupnagar in beef up of Lamba.
“We can now not tolerate any injustice towards our sister (Lamba),” Warring stated.
Former Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu reached Rupnagar, one at a time, in beef up of Lamba.
“You (AAP) are seeking to scare Alka Lamba. The folks of Punjab have at all times stood via their daughters and sisters. All of us stand via her,” he advised journalists outdoor the Rupnagar SSP place of work The previous cricketer left where after speaking to journalists.
Lamba, whilst speaking to the journalists, slammed the Mann-led executive for sending police to her area to summon her.
She accused the AAP executive of “misusing” the police towards its political opponents.
A heavy police drive used to be deployed outdoor the Rupnagar SSP place of work. The Punjab police on had on April 20 visited the houses of Vishwas and Lamba in reference to a case registered over “inflammatory statements” towards Kejriwal.
Police had previous summoned Lamba, the previous AAP chief, on April 26 however she used to be later requested to look earlier than it on April 27.