The center is treating Sikhs as Second class citizens. The Congress (I) leaders were fanning communalism and regionalism and encouraging organizations like Shiv Sena to achieve Narrow political ends. DR. Farooq Abdulla,
- ‘By and large the problem in Punjab is political but there was the law and order aspect attached to it. S.S. Ray Governor.
- Have come to Punjab to deal with terrorism and restore law and order. This is my main priority’, Julio Ribeiro, Police Chief.
- No DIRECTOR General of Police could control the situation in the state as the problem was political” Sucha Singh Chotepur Minister.
- “I take strong exception to the D.G.P’s reported remark that if the terrorists had their hit list and squads the police would retaliate, This amounted to State terrorism and it would mean the end of the law. Terrorist must be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the land’, Mr, Ajit Singh Bains, former Judge of the High Court.
- The Centre should expedite the implementation of the Punjab accord’ Kabul Singh, S.G.P.C. Chief.
- The Haryana Chief Minister was making irresponsible statements out of frustration and for his political survival’, Amrinder Singh. Irrigation Minister Punjab.
- Mr. LF, Ribiero should control his officials who were staging fake encounters’, Panthic Committee.
- The waters available in the Punjab Rivers were not sufficient to meet the existing requirements of the State. Therefore, the question of allotment of Surplus River waters writes to any other State did not arise.
Punjab Chief Minister S.S. Barnala
Article extracted from this publication >> May 16, 1986
