Akalis, BSP demand Cong MP’s arrest

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 17

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today submitted a complaint against Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu, demanding registration of a case against him as well as his immediate arrest for allegedly making casteist and defamatory comments against the Dalit community.

The complaint was submitted to the Police Commissioner here by a delegation of SAD-BSP leaders.

Senior leaders Charanjit Singh Atwal and Gulzar Singh Ranike said the delegation demanded that a case should be registered against the MP under Section 295 (a) for hurting the sentiments of the Scheduled Caste community.

He said the delegation brought it to the notice of the Commissioner that conclusive evidence was already available against Bittu in public realm and that the police should not try to save him as he belonged to the ruling party.

Leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said it was clear that Bittu had deliberately slandered the Dalit community to please his political masters by questioning why the holy seats of Anandpur Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib had been given to the BSP under its alliance with the SAD.