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Shiromani Akali Dal
Chandigarh, June 15 2021 The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today filed a complaint against Congress Ludhiana mp Ravneet Singh Bittu with the Punjab State Scheduled Caste Commission and requested it to register a case against the Congress leader for passing casteist remarks against Dalits and hurting the sentiments of the SC community in the State.
A SAD delegation including party legislators Pawan Kumar Tinu, Dr Sukhwinder Sukhi and Baldev Khaira apprised SC Commission chairperson Tejnder Kaur besides its other members about a video of Ravneet Bittu in which he uttered objectionable remarks against the SC community. The delegation demanded that the Commission act on the issue immediately to prevent a flare up in the State.
Speaking to newsmen later, Mr Pawan Tinu said the Commission had assured the SAD delegation that it would take necessary action in the matter. “We hope the Commission will act in the interest of the Dalit community and will not be influenced by the Congress government and give a clean chit to the mp”.
The SAD leader said the Dalit community across the State was shocked at the statement of Ravneet Bittu in which he claimed that the holy seats of Anandpur Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib should not have been given to the BSP under its alliance with the SAD. “This amounts to saying that Dalits as well as the BSP are unholy. Our community cannot tolerate this insult. The Guru Sahiban preached equality between all castes and this equality is also assured to us under the constitution”.
Mr Tinu said Bittu’s statement had exposed the anti- Dalit mentality of the Congress party. “The Congress party is yet to react officially to Bittu’s statement and has not taken any action against him. This indicates the Congress supports the assertions made by Bittu”. He also announced that in case the SC Commission and the State government do not act in the matter the SAD would intensify its campaign to seek justice in the case.
