PM Modi’s security breach: BJP smells blood, opportunity; Congress defiant

“The prime minister was coming here to give something to Punjab. But the state government failed to provide security. This government must go,” Sharma said.

“The DGP gave the clearance that Modi can travel by road from Bathinda to Ferozepur. Were the police not aware of the problems on which the prime minister was travelling? Without the Punjab government’s connivance and CM Channi’s involvement, no one can dare to come near the prime minister’s cavalcade,” he alleged.

Flanked by Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi and Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, who recently joined from Congress, Sharma said that the PM’s cavalcade had been blocked as part of a conspiracy and the buses carrying BJP supporters headed to Ferozepur from various parts of the state had also been stopped as per the same conspiracy.

“The PM had to come by road from Bathinda because of inclement weather and wanted to first pay respect at the martyrs’ memorial at Husseiniwala. However, he was prevented from doing so by the laxity of the Punjab government. This is an affront to the martyrs also,” he said.

Sharma added: “What kind of a government is it that fails to provide security to the PM? They have disgraced democracy too”.

He said the Election Commission must take cognizance of the the law and order situation in Punjab and announce elections at the earliest. “This government is not capable of looking after law and order. If the CM has an iota of integrity, he and the cabinet should immediately resign,” he said.

Sharma said 3,484 buses of BJP supporters were headed to Ferozepur for the rally police allowed protesters to prevent the vehicles from heading to the rally venue. “BJP supporters were also lathi charged by the Punjab Police personnel who were openly acting in cahoots with the protestors,” he said, adding that the BJP would soon release videos of the various bus-stopping incidents which took place.
Lekhi too alleged that BJP supporters were beaten up by police at many places and buses attecked by so called protestors who were essentially Congress workers. “We want to tell Channi that we also know how to do politics and we will give him a befitting reply in his own house,” said Lekhi
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said that the Channi and state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu “are dancing to the tune of Pakistan’s ISI”.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar too said the “major security lapse” in Punjab smacked of a conspiracy by the Congress. “For this, the people of Punjab will never forgive them,” he said.
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said, “Incompetent Congress government in border state which could not provide security to PM is a great risk for the nation”