Punjab Congress Walks Out of Budget Session Over Police Actions and Governance Issues
Opposition demands judicial inquiry into the assault on an army colonel and accountability for police actions against farmers as political tensions rise in the assembly.
- The Punjab Congress staged a walkout during the governor's address on the opening day of the assembly's budget session, protesting police brutality and governance failures.
- The Congress is demanding a judicial inquiry by a high court judge into the March 13 assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son by Punjab police officers.
- Farmer leaders were detained, and protest sites at Shambhu and Khanauri borders were cleared by police, with the government citing economic and industrial development as justification.
- The family of Colonel Bath rejected the state government’s inquiry into the assault and called for a CBI investigation, expressing dissatisfaction with the current probe.
- The AAP government defended its actions, emphasizing the need to address prolonged road closures and boost Punjab's economy, while opposition parties criticized its handling of law and order and unfulfilled promises.
Hindustan Times 
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