BJP leaders meet governor demanding dismissal of state's Home Minister

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• Jan 6, 2022 | moderator

Digital Desk: The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leaders from Punjab met the governor on Thursday. The BJP leaders have asked the governor to dismiss the state's home minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and the police chief over the security breach during the prime minister's visit to Punjab.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was ready to visit Ferozepur, Punjab. However, he had to return due to a protest led by farmers' unions. As a result, PM Modi was made to wait for 20 minutes, after which his visit was canceled.

The Congress party said it did not have any expectations from the committee set up by the state government to investigate Wednesday's happening in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy was stuck for several minutes on a flyover due to a farmers' protest.

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"We abandon this panel. The chief minister is the conspirator of this conspiracy. What will this committee set up by his government do?" Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma told journalists after meeting Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

The Punjab government has formed a two-member high-level committee to perform a "thorough investigation" into setbacks during the PM's Wednesday trip to Punjab. 

An official spokesperson stated that the committee would include Justice (retd) Mehtab Singh Gill and Principal Secretary (Home Affairs) Anurag Verma. The panel will present its report within three days. 

Former Punjab Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, who changed over to BJP from Congress last month, said accountability lies with the Punjab government's setbacks. "It is not a small happening. A high-level investigation should be carried out into entire incident," stated Sodhi.

PM Modi on Wednesday has to call off his visit while en route to Ferozepur, where he was supposed to lay foundation stones for various projects worth Rs 42,750 crore.