by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH,
JAN 1
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Captain Amarinder
Singh today condemned the showing of black flags to the Prime Minister,
Dr Manmohan Singh, when he was paying obeisance at the Golden Temple in Chandigarh
today. He said it was not only unfortunate but highly condemnable that
the holy place of Harmandir Sahib was used for the protest at the
behest of the Akalis who are struggling for survival as they face
imminent defeat in the ensuing elections.
Reacting
to the incident, the PCC President said, this whole episode seems to be
the handiwork of the disgruntled and frustrated Akali-BJP leadership
which wanted to gain cheap publicity. He pointed out, some protestors,
who were obviously the Akali-BJP workers and had hidden themselves under
the garb of devotees had not only shown disrespect to a devout Sikh
like the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, but had also violated the
sacred sanctity of the Darbar Sahib.
Capt
Amarinder pointed out, the team Anna had already distanced itself from
the protest which means that it had been stage managed by the Akalis.
“It was simply the handiwork of the Akalis for seeking cheap publicity
to make a handful of people to waive black flags to the Prime Minister
using the name of social activist Anna Hazare”, he observed.
He
said, the common Punjabi feels hurt and upset over this incident as it
has not brought any good name to Punjab. “Only the Akalis who have
already lost the battle could be expected to stoop so low to use a holy
place and sacred occasion for scoring petty political points even if it
meant violating the sacred maryada in the process”, he remarked, while
adding, “they (the Akalis) will never be forgiven for this incident”.
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