Chandigarh, December 9
The Punjab Police today withdrew a controversial letter issued earlier in the day that asked field officers to play Gurbani/religious songs loudly to suppress sloganeering by protesters at functions/venues of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
IG (Special Protection Unit) AK Pandey, who had issued the letter, said it conveyed a different message than intended and stood withdrawn. “It was a communication gap and a clerical error,” said Pandey.
The letter sent to the zonal heads of police, commissioners besides senior officers went viral on the social media as it advocated the unique but controversial ploy of using Gurbani against protesters. Pandey said the orders were meant to suppress the volume of loudspeakers/DJs used by agitators. — TNS
Police order to suppress protest din withdrawn
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