Suspecting a foul play in the episode of SAD councillors Simarjit Singh Bains and Kanwaljit Singh Karwal,who have been arrested for assault on Tehsildar G.S. Benipal,the executive committee of the Youth Akali Dal (YAD) has urged the Punjab government to order a judicial probe in this matter. The demand was raised at a meeting of the district executive committee of Youth Akali Dal. The YAD office bearers showed their concern over SAD councillors being treated like petty criminals. They said that these councillors were not being provided basic facilities in the police lock up. The YAD members alleged that while in past,the police did not seek a week-long police remand of any other accused in a political case,but in the case of Bains and Karwal,the police had taken seven-day remand of both the councillors. The YAD leaders alleged that in the Benipal case,charges had been framed against Bains and Karwal. They said that even the video footage of various TV channels had shown that Bains and Karwal arrived very late at the spot while Benipal was beaten up by the mob. They claime that it was not the SAD councillors who had thrashed Benipal but it was angry public who had beaten up the Tehsildar due to his alleged high-handed style of functioning and foul language used against a man from scheduled caste community. The YAD leaders said that some people with vested interests were behind the registration of a case against Bains and Karwal. They said that everything could become clear if the state government ordered a judicial inquiry into this episode.
