Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa today slammed SAD-BJP led state government for a "total collapse" in law and order, and blamed Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for the "deteriorating" situation of the state.
"With patronage of the Akali Dal leaders to the anti-social elements and the police being subservient to the political bosses, Punjab has turned into 'Wild West' with no fear of the law.
"It is the Chief Minister who is directly responsible for the deteriorating situation in the state. Nobody is safe here," Bajwa said in a statement.
He demanded immediate suspension of the Station House Officer concerned and high-level probe into the alleged murder of a six-year-old child in Batala.
Bajwa said that a young boy was set on fire in broad day light earlier in Malerkotla, but the police failed to nab the culprits. It was under pressure from the people that the case was handed over to the CBI.
He alleged that police had become a tool into the hands of political bosses and hence the force was not accountable to anybody.
