Punjab Cong chief Raja Warring writes to DGP over rising 'radical activities'

Chandigarh, October 7: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring wrote to the Director General of Police expressing his grave concern over the rising activities of radical elements like Amritpal Singh. At the same time he said, he and his party did not have any problem with anyone preaching his religion and faith. “But instigating people to violence is unacceptable”, he remarked. Also Read | Veteran Bollywood actor Arun Bali dies aged 79 “There is growing concern among people across the state over what Amritpal says and what he does”, he wrote in the letter to the DGP, adding, the way function at Rode village in Moga district on September 29, was conducted, has also added to concern and confusion among people”. He said the speeches delivered on the occasion were certainly far from what they should be at a religious function. “The language and the tone and tenor of the speeches made by Amritpal and those accompanying him, is also not exclusively religious”. “He must clarify what he means by certain statements. Such statements have the potential of misguiding the youth with impressionable minds. And in the current age of social media, the risk is much greater”, Warring warned. “I hope Punjab Police is already seized of the matter. As a responsible Punjabi and a concerned citizen of the country, I request you to keep a strict vigil and watch about his activities lest the situation spirals out of control”, he cautioned. The PCC president said, it must also be verified as what was the purpose and motive of the organization, ‘Waris Punjab De’ and how come Amritpal landed out of blue as he was well settled in Dubai where he spent most of the time after having migrated there. Also Read | US kidnapping: Suspect in murder of Indian Sikh family arrested “Punjab cannot afford yet another era of violence and bloodshed. I don’t want to sound as an alarmist, at the same time, as a responsible Punjabi I cannot shut my eyes over what I see happening around”, he said. -PTC News