Defending his investigation into the contentious cases of sacrilege, former top policeman turned politician Kunwar Vijay Pratap on Friday accused former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh of having a “hidden agenda” and “collusion” with the government. charged for “derailing” the investigation.
Kunwar Vijay Pratap, who headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) which investigated the sacrilege cases, is the candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from Amritsar (north) constituency. He quit the service after his report was overturned by the High Court.
Speaking exclusively to News18.com, Kunwar Vijay Pratap said: “They [Congress] damaged the probe. They never told the high court that it was a record and not a final report. There were no flaws in our investigation, there was political will on the part of the government or, if I may say so, [there was] political collusion and hidden agenda of Captain Amarinder Singh with the accused,” the former police chief said.
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He accused Singh of dating the defendant. “He damaged the probe. In the end, he had to resign under humiliating circumstances. It kind of validated my claims that he worked against a real investigation,” Kunwar Vijay Pratap said.
He said only the AAP could ensure justice in the case and that would be the priority once the party was in power. “Whether it was Congress or the Akalis before that, they used the emotional issue of sacrilege to advance their political agenda. There is no sincere attempt to do justice,” he said.
He even accused outgoing Chief Minister Charanjit Channi of showing no interest in taking the matter to court. “If he had been sincere, would he have involved the lawyer for the defendants as general counsel once he took office? This shows that the intention was to work for the benefit of those accused of sacrilege rather than the people of the state,” he said.
Denying that he had a “political agenda” behind his resignation and joining the AAP, Kunwar Vijay Pratap said: “I did not jump on the electoral battlefield. I still had nine years of service. I resigned in principle and after much deliberation and reflection, decided to join the AAP.
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