SAS Nagar, June 4- The state secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Comrade Bant Singh Brar, has stated that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann should immediately expose the names of leaders and officials involved in the nexus of corruption, drugs, and gangsters in the state. Addressing a press conference about the party’s national conference to be held in Chandigarh from July 21 to 25, he said that drugs, corruption, and gangsters have a stronghold in Punjab, and this phenomenon has been ongoing for a long time due to the collusion of leaders and senior state officials. Therefore, the Chief Minister should immediately reveal the names of all leaders and officials involved in this nexus to the public and take strict action against them.
He alleged that a police state is prevailing in Punjab, and the homes of drug users are being demolished, but no action is being taken against any political leader or senior official involved in this trade. He demanded that strict action be taken against individuals involved in this trade as per the law. He further stated that the police in Punjab are killing people by staging fake encounters, and the Chief Minister should take immediate action on this matter, as the country’s law does not grant the police the right to kill anyone.
He said that at present, communal forces across the country are trying to gain strength, and the party, along with the country’s intellectuals and impartial people, will confront this and not allow the nation to be divided on the basis of religion and caste.
He stated that before the conference, a rally will be held in Mohali on September 21, in which 25,000 workers from Punjab will participate. He said that during the conference, the party will outline significant programs for the rights of the country’s poor, laborers, small farmers, employees, and shopkeepers, and this conference will strengthen the party further in North India. Efforts will be made to unite all leftist forces in the country on a single platform during this conference.
He said that by bringing together leftist and democratic people, a political alternative for the poor will be presented in the country. The party strongly condemns the massacre of tribals labeled as Maoists in the country. He demanded the immediate release of those who have completed their sentences.
He further stated that the Punjab government’s ban on property registrations for plots smaller than 500 square yards, within the red line of villages, and in 20,000 colonies should be lifted immediately, and if necessary, a special session of the Legislative Assembly should be convened to amend the law. He said that due to these restrictions, laborers, landless people, SC, BC, and other poor communities in the state are being affected.
On this occasion, the party’s district secretary, Advocate Jaspal Singh Deepar, said that they will fully cooperate to make the party’s mega conference and program successful and will involve organizations, intellectuals, social groups, and other institutions standing for the state’s rights to make this program a success. The party’s district unit presented one lakh rupees as a fund to the state secretary and assured that 1,000 workers from Mohali district will participate in the rally.
On this occasion, the spokesperson of the Indian Association of Lawyers, Advocate Darshan Singh Dhaliwal, said that the CPI has raised issues of the poor and oppressed, and the association fully supports them. He said that any party or leader fighting for the issues of Punjab’s people will have the association’s support in raising their voice for the rights of the state’s people.
Others present included Comrade Dildar, Mahinderpal, Avatar Singh Deepar, Nasib Singh, Surinder Singh, Balwinder Singh, Surinder Lahoria, Gurdial Singh, Mahinder Singh Sarsini, Sukhpal Singh Hundal, Brij Mohan Sharma, Kamal Singh, Rani Derabassi, Satwinder Singh Karala, Ashwani Kumar Minhas, and Bhag Singh Gigemajra.