Amarinder Singh
Singhu border violence is what Pakistan wants: Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh/UNI: Condemning Friday's violence by some miscreants at the Singhu border, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh urged the Centre to conduct a thorough probe to identify the so-called locals, who had purportedly broken through tight security cordons to attack farmers and their property.
"Were they really locals?," asked the Chief Minister, seeking a proper investigation to identify the trouble-makers and ascertain where they came from.
"I can't believe that local people could have turned against farmers like this. Miscreants might have been brought from other places by vested interests to foment trouble," he said, adding that locals calling the farmers traitors were not something he could believe to be true.
Calling for an immediate end to the vilification campaign launched against farmers in the wake of the Red Fort violence, Capt Singh warned that maligning the ryots in this manner could cause harm to the morale of the armed forces, 20 per cent of which was from Punjab, to go down.
Spreading false information against the farmers can create divisions, which can cause problems for Punjab, he further warned, urging the media to handle the situation properly and sensitively.
"What is happening and what happened at Singhu today is what Pakistan wants," said Capt Singh, pointing out that he had been warning for a long time that Pakistan will try to exploit the unrest over the farm laws to disturb Punjab's peace.
The Chief Minister said he had discussed this with Union Home Minister Amit Shah also during his meeting, over which a lot of noise was raised, adding that he had told the Home Minister that drones were coming from Pakistan with weapons and drugs.
While many had been caught in Punjab, some would have passed through.
Central agencies should investigate the possible Pakistan role in the recent disturbances and violence during the farmers' agitation, he demanded.
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