Women panel chief: Will seek report, speak to MLA, her husband; no complaint yet

She said, “I will speak to her. I will also listen to the husband asking him why he needed to hit her. The commission would play its role to the best of its capacity.”

However, Gulati said that the commission had not received any complaint from anyone on the issue. The victim MLA, Baljinder Kaur, accompanied Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday, who visited Guru Gobind Singh Refinery at Talwandi Sabo.

Gulati went on to add, “There is no point in leading a double life. She is an MLA. She represents 2 lakh people. If she is treated like this then it is a matter of shame. When the video has gone viral, we will take action.”

On how she would proceed, she said, “The process is that first I will seek a report.”

On a debate about MLA’s privacy, she said, “ I respect her privacy too. But the law will have to do its work.”

Earlier, during the day, Women and Child Welfare Minister Dr Baljit Kaur had called it a “painful” incident. “It is painful that our educated women have to go through this. And she is a part of our government. If a complaint is made then I will take action. It is my responsibility.”

Baljinder Kaur has been married to Sukhraj Singh Bal since 2019. She has, however, chosen to be silent on the issue. Neither she nor Bal has reacted.

SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal condemned the incident and sought a public apology from her husband, by putting out a tweet, “Totally condemn the despicable violence by husband of T.Sabo MLA Baljinder Kaur. We must call out such weaklings who feel superior using violence on women. Baljinder’s husband must issue a public apology & mend his ways or strict action as per law should be taken against him.”