Petrol bomb hurled at BJP office in Punjab, party blames ‘jungle raj’ under AAP | Amritsar News
CHANDIGARH: A petrol bomb was allegedly hurled by unidentified persons at the BJP office in Punjab’s Sangrur district, an incident that drew sharp reactions from the party, which alleged that the growing audacity of criminals has become the “hallmark” of AAP rule, news agency PTI reported on Monday.Police said no one was injured in the incident, which took place late on Sunday, and efforts were underway to identify and trace the culprits.Upon receiving information, a team of senior police officials reached the BJP office on Uppli Road. After inspecting the site, police said it appeared that an ignited petrol-filled bottle had been thrown towards the building from the outer wall, according to PTI.“Petrol was filled in a beer bottle and it was thrown from the outer cordon of the building. A burn mark was found on the wall. We will lodge an FIR in the matter and take strict action against those behind this incident,” Sangrur superintendent of police Davinder Atrri said.A forensic team has been called to collect samples, while CCTV footage from nearby areas is being scanned to identify those who allegedly threw the petrol bomb, police said. Several police teams have also been formed to crack the case.Local BJP leader Randeep Singh Deol said a staff member at the party office reported the incident.“Attack on the BJP office shows the inefficiency of the AAP government. Earlier, there was an attack on the party office in Chandigarh. It is quite unfortunate,” Deol said.Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon condemned the incident and criticised the AAP government over the law-and-order situation.“The attacks on BJP offices in Punjab, the targeting of BJP leaders, and the growing audacity of criminals have become the hallmark of the ‘jungle raj’ under Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal. Every attempt to silence the voice of the opposition through violence will fail.The people of Punjab are demanding answers: Is the rule of law prevailing in the state, or has it given way to lawlessness and gangsterism,” asked Dhillon.Former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu said the news of the “explosion” at the Sangrur BJP office was extremely unfortunate and deeply concerning.“In this difficult time, we stand strongly with each of our workers and the area’s residents,” Bittu said.Another BJP leader, Parminder Singh Brar, also hit out at the Bhagwant Mann government over the incident.“A petrol bomb attack on the BJP office in Sangrur, the Chief Minister’s own home district is a damning indictment of Punjab’s collapsing law and order.Bhagwant Mann ji, is this your much-publicised “Rangla Punjab”? Violence and intimidation have no place in democracy. The people of Punjab deserve safety, not fear,” Brar said in a post on X.The incident comes amid a series of attacks involving BJP-linked locations in Punjab. Last month, two unidentified persons allegedly threw a petrol bomb at the clinic of a homeopathy doctor, who is also a local BJP leader, in Bathinda district.On April 1, a blast incident occurred outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh.
