In a late-evening development, PPCC president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring joined hundreds of Congress workers who had been staging a protest since the evening at Talwandi Bhai Chowk on the Ferozepur-Ludhiana National Highway, demanding the registration of an FIR against those accused of allegedly attacking Congress halqa in-charge Ashu Bangar and the party’s MC poll candidate, Kuldeep Kaur.
Earlier, while leading the protest, former MLA and DCC chief Kulbir Singh Zira accused police officials of shielding the accused, who he claimed were linked to a gangster.
Warring lauded the Congress workers, who continued their sit-in on the road despite humid and warm weather conditions, demanding justice for their colleagues. He alleged that the accused had intimidated and assaulted Congress leaders at the behest of a DSP-level police officer. He also demanded stringent action against those involved.
The protest was continuing at the time of filing this report.
