Law and order under control...: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Ajnala incident

A day after a clash between supporters of chief of suspected proKhalistan outfit Waris Punjab De Amritpal Singh and Punjab Police erupted in Ajnala Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that the law and order situation is under controlWhile addressing a press briefing at the Mumbai residence of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Matoshree it appeared Mann was dodging the question on Ajnala violenceTo a question on the Ajnala clash Mann said You have the wrong information Law and order in Punjab is under control and Punjab Police is capable Bullets were fired at social bonding in Punjab for 10 years But people want to live together Ours is a peaceful stateBig industries have started investing there Earlier MoU used to be inked with a particular family now MoU is being done with three crore people of Punjab he addedAlso Read Uddhav Thackeray will sweep all upcoming elections says Arvind KejriwalDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Friday called on former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray at his Mumbai residenceEarlier on Thursday Punjab Police gave in after suspected proKhalistan outfit Waris Punjab De chief staged a massive demonstration in Amritsar against the arrest of Singhs close aide Lovepreet ToofanThe supporters holding swords and guns in their hands broke through police barricades erected outside Ajnala Police StationPunjab Police however after talks with the Waris Punjab De leader and his followers decided to release Lovepreet ToofanSenior Superintendent of Police SSP Amritsar Rural Satinder Singh said In the light of the evidence presented before us it has been decided that Lovepreet Toofan will be discharged An SIT was constituted to investigate the case against ToofanThey Waris Punjab De members have furnished enough evidence to support his Toofans innocence The SIT has also taken cognisance of the same These people have decided to disperse peacefully now Law will take its course the SSP saidAmritpal Singh said on Thursday FIR was registered with a political motive If they dont cancel the case in one hour the administration will be responsible for what happens next They think we cant do anything So this show of strength was necessaryFalse news is being circulated that a police personnel was injured during the protest The truth is that he a police personnel was injured after a fall In fact1012 of our men were injured in clashes with the police We demand that Lovepreet Toofan be released within 24 hours We wont even wait 24 hours warned AmritpalWaris Punjab De was founded by activist Deep Sidhu who died in a road accident in February last yearThis 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