AAP government should put an end to harassment of innocent Sikhs: SAD

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday said that following the peaceful manner in which Waris Punjab De (WPD) chief Amritpal Singh had handed himself over to the authorities, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government should proceed against him only as per the law and put an immediate end to the prosecution and harassment of innocent Sikhs.

In a statement, SAD spokesperson Dr Daljit Singh Cheema welcomed the decision of Amritpal to hand himself over to the law as per the advice given by the Akal Takht Jathedar at the panthic ekath held recently to discuss the entire issue.

Dr Cheema said now that Amritpal Singh had submitted to the law, it was incumbent on the AAP government to explain why it had created a fear psychosis on the issue. “The actions of the AAP government till now have only served to defame the Sikh community worldwide besides resulting in a flight of capital from the state and led to a sense of insecurity amongst Punjabis. Communal tensions have also been deliberately inflamed.”