SAD protest outside CP office against Bains

Ludhiana: SAD senior leader Harish Rai Dhanda and YAD district president Gurdeep Singh Gosha on Monday staged a protest outside police commissioner office to support the woman who had levelled rape allegations against Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) MLA Simarjit Singh Bains. Demanding registration of an FIR against Bains and his arrest, both leaders, along with several of their supporters and the woman, sat on a dharna outside the CP office while holding placards and raising slogans against Bains, police and state government.

Harish Rai Dhanda said, “Ludhiana Police has adopted separate law in case of MLA Simarjit Singh Bains. Even after three months, the police didn’t investigate the matter properly and in spite of knowing the legal facts and directions of the Supreme Court, the police have failed to register a case against Bains. The victim is getting threats and offers to take back complaint. Police have closed their eyes and are giving time to the accused to destroy the evidence and manage the complainant. The matter is in the notice of chief minister Amarinder Singh, DGP Dinkar Gupta and police commissioner Rakesh Aggarwal, but no action has been taken against Bains.”

Gosha said, “Due to failure of law enforcing agencies and government, the victim was left with no other option but to protest and therefore, she had been sitting here for the past two weeks hoping for justice. Unfortunately, the police is not allowing the protest and this is a perfect example of murder of democracy. But SAD will not sit silent and we will fight the case of the victim and take it to a logical end. The victim has already said that the Congress government and Ludhiana police has made it clear that there was no law in favour of the woman and for the last three months the accused was moving freely and no action had been taken against him.”

Gosha added that, “A close aide of Bains has also have come out in support of the victim and Amit Kumar, senior vice-president of Lok Insaaf Party also supported the victim outside the police commissioner office. Amit has said that he has left the party and supporting the victim as he found that the statement of the victim was correct.”