Moose Wala's family writes to Centre, demands probe by central agencies

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday said slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Walas family has written to the Centre seeking a probe by central agencies into his brutal murderShekhawat along with other BJP leaders visited Moose Walas house on Thursday to express his condolences over the singers deathHe was accompanied by state BJP chief Ashwani Sharma and party leader Sunil JakharTalking to reporters later Shekhawat said the singers family has demanded a probe into the murder by central agencies Shekhawat said the family has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in this regardOn May 29 Moose Wala was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Punjabs Mansa district a day after the state government pruned his security cover His cousin and a friend who were travelling in a jeep with him were also injured in the attackThe Union minister slammed the AAP government in Punjab for the withdrawal of the security cover of over 400 people and then making public their namesIt was a gross failure on the part of the state government by first withdrawing the security cover and then later putting the details out in order to gain political advantage he saidBy doing so the government invited criminals to target the victims he allegedA person is given security after proper assessment of threat perception said Shekhawat demanding a reply from the government over the sudden withdrawal of security coverPunjab ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal also on Thursday met the family of Moose Wala in Mansa and they assured them that those behind his killing will be brought to justiceIt was for the first time since the brutal murder of Moose Wala that any minister of the AAP government came to Mansa to meet the familyToday I met the family of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala I assured his father that we would definitely bring out the truth and that no one would be spared This is an extremely sombre and critical hour for the family and we are all standing with them in this hour of grief said Finance Minister Harpal CheemaThe AAP government has been under fire over the pruning of security cover of 424 people and then allegedly making the list of protectees publicSeveral political leaders including SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal his wife and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and former chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal visited the residence of Moose Wala here to condole the deathBadal demanded from the state government to give justice to the family of the singer at the earliestHarsimrat Kaur Badal in her tweet said Speechless anguish that only silence can express With Sidhu Moose Walas motherPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann earlier had announced setting up of a judicial commission headed by a sitting high court judge to probe the killing of 28yearold Moose WalaPunjab police chief V K Bhawra had claimed that prima facie it seemed to be a case of intergang rivalryThis 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