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Punjab Congress Walks Out Over Police Actions and Governance Failures

Opposition protests during budget session, demanding accountability for police assault on colonel and eviction of farmers.

Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa along with other Congress MLAs staged a walkout during Governor’s address on the first day of Punjab budget session on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa along with other congress MLAs staged a walkout during governor’s address at the first day of Punjab budget session on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring along with party MPs staged a protest against Punjab and the central government on the issue of removal of farmers from Punjab - Haryana Khanauri border and Shambhu border on the Parliament premises in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh)
Congress MLAs after walking out of the Punjab assembly in Chandigarh during governor Gulab Chand Kataria’s address on the opening day of the budget session on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Overview

  • The Congress staged a walkout during the Punjab assembly's budget session, protesting police actions against farmers and the assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son.
  • Congress leaders are demanding a judicial inquiry by a sitting or retired high court judge into the assault involving 12 Punjab police officers, whose names have not been disclosed in the FIR.
  • The family of Colonel Bath has rejected the state government’s inquiry and is calling for a CBI probe into the incident.
  • The Punjab police evicted farmers from protest sites at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders, citing prolonged road closures as detrimental to the state's economy and industrial growth.
  • The AAP government faces criticism for broader governance issues, including corruption, unfulfilled promises, and its handling of ongoing farmer protests.