Amritsar, January 7
Former IG-turned-AAP leader Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh today alleged the Punjab Police seldom follow the Ministry of Home Affairs’ “blue book”, which lays down the security norms for the President, Vice-President and Prime Minister, due to “undue political interference”.
Police Officers made slaves
Under the existing political system, leaders have made police officers their slaves. Officers have to follow the ‘political’ guidelines, rather than the laid down procedure. — Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, AAP Leader
Reacting to the alleged ‘security breach’ during PM Narendra Modi’s recent Ferozepur visit, he said the protocol was not followed, leading to chaos. Addressing a joint press conference with party leader Maneesh Aggarwal, Kunwar, AAP candidate for Amritsar North, claimed: “The ‘blue book’ is always in personal possession of Police Commissioners and SSPs. It contains the security protocol that has to be followed during VVIP visits. But if you ask officers of the present times about it, hardly anyone will be aware of the book.
“The reason is under the existing political system, leaders have made police officers their slaves. Officers have to follow the ‘political’ guidelines, rather than the laid down procedure.”
Asserting he didn’t favour either the PM or CM, as for him both belonged to Opposition parties, he said: “No matter which party they belonged to, I am concerned about the sanctity of the chair, which has to be maintained at all costs.”
On the drug menace, Kunwar expressed dissatisfaction over the action taken by the state government, claiming legal proceedings were an eyewash to deceive people. “Eradicating the drug menace will be our foremost priority. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has already declared at a Gurdaspur rally that our government will rein in drug nexus in the state within six months of coming to power.”
On speculation over imposition of President’s rule in the state, as is being demanded by the BJP and other parties, he said it would mean the Centre would have indirect control over the state.
“Now that former CM Capt Amarinder Singh is part of an alliance with the BJP, which has a government at the Centre, he intends to run the state on his whims and fancies,” he claimed.
Channi govt ‘too weak’ to maintain law
Jalandhar: Referring to the PM’s ‘security lapse’, AAP’s state unit co-incharge Raghav Chadha on Friday alleged the Channi government was too weak to maintain law and order in the state. “We saw the ‘sacrilege’ incidents, blast in the Ludhiana court and the lapse in PM’s security. Some people are trying to sully the atmosphere in the state. Only a strong government can restore law and order in the state,” he said.
Sanctity of chair must be maintained at all costs: AAP
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