To ensure ‘peaceful’ polls, cops arrest four Congmen

To ensure ‘peaceful’ polls, cops arrest four Congmen
Rajay Deep
Tribune News Service

Rajbir Singh Padiala along with those arrested by the Cantonment police near Bathinda on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Kulbir Beera

Bathinda, May 6
Rajbir Singh Padiala and Amarinder Singh Libra, who recently switched loyalty from the ruling SAD to the Congress, have been arrested as a preventive measure along with two others while entering the city.
According to details available, the Cantonment police nabbed the four accused while moving in a metallic silver coloured Innova, bearing number PB11 AK 8989 near Bahia Resorts, located on the Bathinda-Barnala road, this evening.
Confirming the arrest, SHO Cantonment police station said, “They have been arrested as a preventive measure as we had received a tip-off that they may disturb peace during the voting process to be held tomorrow.”
While talking to TNS, Rajbir Singh Padiala said, “Police has nabbed us on the orders of the SAD (B) leaders as they are irritated because we switched our loyalty to Congress. We had left the SAD due to the high-handedness of SAD (B) chief Sukhbir Badal.”
“We are supporting Raninder Singh and were coming from Sirhind and the police arrested us here when we were going to the resort for accommodation. It reflects the partial attitude of the police towards us as a number SGPC activists and SAD workers, whom we personally know are still moving freely in the district,” said Amarinder Singh Libra.
It may be mentioned that Rajbir Singh Padiala was a loyalist of Gurcharan Singh Tohra and son of late MLA Bachittar Singh from Kharar. Meanwhile, Amarinder Singh Libra is the son of Kirpal Singh Libra, a former SAD leader.
The two others arrested are Balbir Singh Libra and Sukhdeep Singh Padiala.