Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is openly shielding gangsters and attempting to destabilise non-BJP state governments through violence and fear tactics.  According to Kashmir Media Service, Harpal Singh Cheema talking to media said that several top BJP leaders, from Punjab to Delhi, were seen defending the culprits instead of standing with the victim. 

“In the Abohar businessman murder case, the moment strict action was taken against the accused, many big BJP leaders began to panic,” Cheema said.  “From Delhi to Punjab, BJP leaders were seen siding with the criminals who murdered the businessman. Why is this protection being offered to gangsters?”, he added.  He raised serious questions over the protection being given to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Gujarat, a BJP-ruled state for the past 30 years. 

“Who took Lawrence Bishnoi to Gujarat, and why is he being safeguarded there? The BJP seems to be protecting him so that he can be used to create unrest in states ruled by opposition parties,” Cheema told the media.  “In states where the BJP is not in power, they are using criminals and gangsters to disturb peace. This is a dangerous conspiracy against the nation’s federal structure and law and order,” he deplored.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)