CHANDIGARH: The Punjab BJP on Monday questioned the appointment of senior advocate A P S Deol as advocate general of Punjab, saying it has shown the true face of the Congress and that chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi has lost the first moral and ethical battle.
Punjab BJP general secretary Subhash Sharma said Deol is the personal lawyer of former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini and suspended IG Paramraj Singh Umranangal — both accused in Behbal Kalan police firing case of October 2015.
“Punjabis are saddened by this appointment as we all want a logical conclusion to the 2015 sacrilege incident in which two youths were killed. Congress had come to power by promising that the guilty would be punished. Unfortunately, the Congress party has always been manipulative and has no dharma ethics,” he said.
Sharma claimed that by appointing Deol, the Congress government has shown that it was never serious or committed to address the sacrilege issue which has hurt the entire state.
“The chief minister is merely a puppet of the central Congress leadership and the Congress leadership has always played havoc with Punjab,” he alleged. Sharma added that the BJP has strongly condemned this appointment where a lawyer representing the accused is appointed as advocate general of the state.
