Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday accused Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh of undermining the government of India with his statements aimed at inflaming passions and asked him to leave soldiering to the Army. Singh had also urged the Centre to change its policy to allow soldiers at the borders to open fire in their own defence and for protecting the nation’s territorial integrity. ‘Creating divisions’“Such statements create divisions and are likely to be exploited by our enemies at a time when four bravehearts from Punjab have also been martyred. We request you to let the Indian Army decide on the best tactical response needed to counter our adversaries on our borders,” Mr. Bhunder said in a statement here. He told the Punjab CM to leave soldiering to the Army and to stand with the Central government in sending a clear cut message to the Chinese that India was one in this hour of crisis.

Source: The Hindu June 21, 2020 18:31 UTC