Congress demands CBI or NIA probe into Moose Wala's killing

A day after the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala by unidentified assailants in Punjabs Mansa the Congress on Monday demanded a probe by a central agency such as the CBI or the NIA monitored by a high court judgeCongress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil demanded answers from the AAP government in Punjab led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on why the order downgrading Moose Walas security was made public on social media as a publicity stunt and on what grounds was his security downgradedHe alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party AAP government has totally failed in Punjab and that law and order has become a casualty in the stateGohil said due to the Punjab governments inept handling of the lawandorder situation a young life of a promising singer was lost and those responsible for it should be punishedHe expressed pain and sadness over Moose Walas killing saying no government can bring someone back to lifeMy question is on whose assessment was the security of Sidhu Moose Wala downgraded The government should answer Gohil said while pointing out that whenever security is provided to anyone it is done on the basis of a threat perception made by security agenciesWhy was the order for security downgrading of Moose Wala made public on social media Why was the issue of Sidhu Moose Walas security downgrading used by a political party as a publicity stunt the Congress leader askedHe alleged that the issue of law and order is not being taken seriously by the AAP government as the Punjab DGP had earlier said Moose Walas killing was a result of a gang war but later apologised over the remarksIt only shows how seriously law and order is being taken by the AAP government in Punjab Gohil saidWe demand that the familys desire for holding an inquiry by a sitting judge should be acceded to We demand that there should be a thorough and independent investigation by the CBI or the NIA and it should be supervised by a high court judge to ascertain the truth behind the killing he addedThe matter on who ordered the downgrading of Moose Walas security and on whose recommendation it was done should also be investigated and the guilty should be punished Gohil saidThere should be an independent investigation under the supervision of a high court judge a demand put forth by Moose Walas family too he addedPunjab is at the forefront in the country in terms of progress service in the Army and patriotism and the state has its own identity but due to the situation prevailing there over the last few days law and order has become a casualty and everyone is pained over it the Congress leader saidHe said Congress workers in Punjab Delhi and Jammu have protested against the AAP government in Punjab over the killing of Moose Wala who had contested the state Assembly polls held earlier this year on a Congress ticketThe Congress demanded Manns resignation over Moose Walas killingWhen a public figure is murdered in broad daylight on the streets of Punjab is anybody really safe Bhagwant Mann once said it is the CMs duty to protect all those in Punjab Today he has failed in his duty the party wrote on Twitter using the hashtag ResignBhagwantMannThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever