After Pannun’s threat, CM Bhagwant Mann said, will not let ‘anti-Punjab’ forces succeed

A day after Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a terrorist declared by India, issued a veiled threat to him and the Punjab Police chief, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said he is the guardian of the peace and prosperity of the state and such intimidation tactics are unacceptable to him. Can’t stop you from doing this. this task. Speaking on the sidelines of a function to hand over job letters to the youth, the Chief Minister said such threats were a natural outcome of the zero-tolerance policy adopted by his government against anti-Punjab forces and efforts were being made to bring back the criminals involved. Are continuing. To punish anti-national activities from safe havens abroad. He said that these people are trying to disturb the hard-earned peace of the state but his government will not allow these forces to succeed in their nefarious designs. “The masterminds of such anti-Punjab stance have taken refuge in foreign countries, but we are trying to bring them back and punish them for their sins,” he said. Mann said that being a border state, there are challenges from both within and outside the state but they will not succumb to such threats and will face them bravely. Mann said, countries which are safe havens for such dreaded criminals should deport these hardened criminals in the larger interest of world peace. The CM said that the Government of India should also take steps to bring back such dreaded anti-national criminals to the country and punish them as per the law of the country. Khalistani terrorist Pannun had asked gangsters in the state to join banned outfit Sikh for Justice and stop top political leaders from attending the Republic Day parade. Pannun was designated as a terrorist by the Union Home Ministry under the anti-terrorism law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Sikhs for Justice was banned in 2020. CM Mann also took a dig at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for targeting his government on the state debt issue. Mann termed the former cricketer as a ‘fugitive’ and said that when he was given the charge of Power Minister, he ran away from performing his duties. “When he (Sidhu) was a minister, he did nothing and when he was given the power portfolio, he did not take it,” Mann said. He said that when the state government has started the reverse trend by purchasing a private thermal power plant, Sidhu is making “baseless and misleading” statements. Mann told Sidhu, “He (Sidhu) has studied in big schools. Please bring complete data. It is very dangerous to have less knowledge.” He said that the former MP should verify his facts before making any statement. Responding to another question, Mann expressed confidence that his party AAP will win all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab in the upcoming general elections due to the performance of his government. “History will be created in the state with 13-0, where 13 seats will be decided in favor of the pro-people policies of the state government,” he said.