Rejecting the charge of its MLA’s involvement in the Malerkotla sacrilege incident, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday hit out at the BJP-SAD alliance in Punjab, saying its popularity has “rattled” the ruling dispensation prompting it to “cook up” cases.
Sanjay Singh, the party’s Punjab in-charge, targeted the Badals over the State police’s decision to summon its Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav, whose name has reportedly cropped up during the ongoing probe into the incident that had sparked violence.
“Badal has cooked up this case. Dirty politics by the BJP and the SAD has begun in the form of conspiracies to frame our MLAs. They are rattled by the AAP’s popularity. People will respond to the game being played by the Badals and BJP,” Mr Singh said in a series of tweets.
Mr Singh said that he will meet the Punjab DGP tomorrow over the case.
Yadav also dismissed the Punjab Police’s claim that he was in touch with one of the accused of the June 24 incident.
Sangrur SSP Prithpal Singh has told the media that during the investigation and questioning of the accused, it came to light that the accused had met him (AAP MLA) and that calls were also exchanged between them.
“Hundreds of people come to meet me everyday. I don’t know the accused nor have I called him. It is a political conspiracy. And if the charges are proven right, then I am ready to be hanged,” Yadav said. - PTI
