Asserting that he will finish the liquor mafia in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that nobody would be allowed to get away with killing people with the poison called spurious liquor.
“Whether a politician or a public servant, will be spared if found complicit in the hooch deaths. The entire force of the Punjab Police has been put on the job to crack down on the mafia”, said CM.
This is ‘sheer murder’ and the killers will not get away with it, Captain Amarinder said, referring to the death of 111 people die due to the spurious liquor.
“They knew this could kill and yet they supplied/sold the poison to innocent people. They deserve no mercy,” said Captain Amarinder, adding that his government stands with the families of the deceased in their hour of grief and he will leave no stone unturned to ensure justice for them.
Some unscrupulous elements took advantage of the police focus on battling the Covid-19 pandemic to satiate their greed at the cost of the lives of Punjabis, said the Chief Minister. While the state government was busy battling Coronavirus, the liquor mafia seized the opportunity to play with the lives of our people, he added.
Flaying the Opposition, the CM said this is not the time to play politics but to stand by the government in its efforts to eliminate the mafia that is indulging in such acts. He flayed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its dharnas on the issue of the hooch tragedy and asked how this would help in battling the mafia or supporting the bereaved families.
The CM pointed out that such tragedies have been taking place through the years across states, under different political dispensations. Mafias and criminals do not have any political affiliation; their only interest is to earn money by hook or by crook.
Almost every year, India witnessed some or the other hooch tragedy, which has nothing to do with who is in power in the affected state, said Captain Amarinder, urging the opposition parties to stop playing politics over the lives of innocent Punjabis.
“Our people don’t care which party is ruling the state, all they want is justice for their loved ones, who fell victim to the greed of the liquor mafia,” he said, pointing out that Punjab had also witnessed similar tragedies under the SADBJP regime.