Oppn creates ruckus in Punjab assembly, forces 3 adjournments over DGP remarks

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Feb 24 2020 | 9:08 PM IST

The Opposition on Monday repeatedly disrupted the Punjab assembly proceedings over police chief Dinkar Gupta's purported remarks on the Kartarpur corridor, seeking his removal.

The Opposition, comprising the AAP, SAD and BJP members, created ruckus, repeatedly storming the Well of the House, jostling with marshals, who prevented them from going to the chair, and allegedly tampered with mikes of the assembly's official reporters, leading to three adjournments of the House.

The Opposition gave vent to their anger, seeking the government's explanation over DGP Gupta's purported remarks to a newspaper that Kartarpur corridor is prone to be for terror training by Pakistan to common men during their short stay across the border during their visits to the shrine.

The Opposition members also raked up the allegation of a suspended DySP that Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu had confessed to have harboured two militants in early 1990s.

While DGP Gupta had regretted making the remark on the Kartarpur corridor,

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First Published: Feb 24 2020 | 9:08 PM IST