Cong ammo against Badal

According to Bhattal, the Chief Minister has been seeking intervention by the Centre in defusing the situation following the controversy over Dera Sacha Sauda.

8220;Is the Badal Government incapable of maintaining law and order? I requested the PM to ask Badal what role he expects the Centre to play. The PM told me that it is a state subject,8221; Bhattal told The Indian Express.

According to Bhattal, Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had asked his followers to do 8220;conscience voting8221;. 8220;It was the political wing of the Dera Sacha Sauda, which decided to support the Congress.8221;

She alleged that SAD workers were instigating social boycott of Dera followers. 8220;If a Dera follower goes to buy medicines, the chemist refuses. There is an attempt to segregate Dera followers. The Badal Government has launched a political vendetta lodging 111 cases against Congress workers,8221; she said. All these issues will figure during Congress rallies that will be held from the third week of July.