Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Punjab government has taken strong action over the clashes and violence in Patiala during an anti-Khalistan march and nobody will be spared.
"Nobody who has indulged in violence or spreading tension will be spared. Punjab government has taken strong action from this morning and peace has been established in Patiala. Anyone from this party or that party who will try to disturb the peace of Punjab will be dealt with strictly," Kejriwal said while interacting with reporters at Surat Airport on Saturday night.
The Punjab government had shunted out three senior police officers including an inspector general even as Patiala was limping back to normalcy with security personnel keeping a tight vigil a day after clashes between two groups over an anti-Khalistan march.
The police booked 25 accused by name so far, in six FIRs registered in connection with Friday's incident which left four persons injured. Mobile internet and SMS services were suspended from 9.30am by the state's home affairs and justice department till 4pm.
The AAP government in the state transferred Inspector General of Police (Patiala Range) Rakesh Agrawal, Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Nanak Singh and the Patiala superintendent of police with immediate effect. A spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said Mukhwinder Singh Chhina was appointed as the new IG-Patiala while Deepak Parik will be the new Patiala SSP.
Wazir Singh has been appointed as the new superintendent of police of Patiala. Talking to reporters here after taking charge, Chhina said Barjinder Singh Parwana, a resident of Rajpura, is the main accused and one of the masterminds of the incident. "He is yet to be arrested. Several police teams have been formed to nab him," he said.
