Kejriwal cuts short Fazilka visit

Praful Chander Nagpal

Fazilka, July 29

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had to cut short his visit to Sukhera Bodla village in the Jalalabad constituency, which is represented by Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal. Dalits of the village had been allegedly thrashed by cops recently.

Village residents Paro Bai and Pasho Bai, booked in cases under the NDPS Act, had a scuffle and someone complained about it to the police on July 24.

Police personnel reached there and met villagers. Jagdish Singh, brother of one Sunita Rani, alleged that his sister and their paternal uncle Inder Singh were thrashed by the police for no fault of theirs.

Police sources, however, said Sunita was arrested under the NDPS Act and was released on bail a month ago. She and her relatives assaulted policemen and tore their uniforms when they went to the village to conduct an investigation, they said.

Meanwhile, video clips of the scuffle between the police and villagers concerned went viral on social media. AAP activists wanted to draw political mileage from the incident. But on coming to know about the antecedents of some of the villagers, Kejriwal decided to cut short his visit.

The Delhi Chief Minister returned after a 10-minute meeting with Inder Singh at his residence. He did not meet party workers and the media.

Party’s state unit convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur, national spokesman Sanjay Singh and MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann also accompanied Kejriwal.

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