‘Justice Is Blind But People Of Punjab Are Not’: Sidhu Hits Back At Advocate General

Launching a vitriolic attack on Deol, the cricketer-turned-politician in a series of tweets said “justice is blind but the people of Punjab are not”.

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. (ANI Photo)

New Delhi: Alleging that Punjab Advocate General APS Deol was subverting justice in the sacrilege and drug cases, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday hit back at the former for accusing him of spreading misinformation and obstructing him.

Launching a vitriolic attack on Deol, the cricketer-turned-politician in a series of tweets said “justice is blind but the people of Punjab are not”.

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“Mr. AG-PUNJAB, Justice is blind but people of Punjab are not. Our Congress party came in power with a promise to give justice in Sacrilege Cases, in which you appeared before the High Court for main conspirators/accused persons and made serious allegations against our Govt,” he tweeted.

Sidhu, who has been opposing Deol’s appointment as the state Advocate General, as the latter had represented former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Saini in cases related to the 2015 post-sacrilege police firing incidents, in another tweet said: “A person of character does the right thing for right reason with right motive. Your earnest inaction is clearly subverting justice rather than ensuring it.”

The Punjab Congress chief in another tweet alleged that Deol had prayed for transferring the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

“You appeared for the accused, now representing the State and very soon you will seek elevation as a judge so that you can decide this case. Being the highest law officer, your focus is on politics and political gains,” he posted on the micro-blogging platform.

The Punjab Congress chief in another tweet asked Deol to “leave the politics to the politicians and focus on your personal conscience, integrity and professional ethics, which your job requires”.

“Leave the politics to the politicians and focus on your personal conscience, integrity and professional ethics, which your job requires,” he tweeted.

The cricketer-turned-politician also pointed at the STF report in the drug cases to target Deol.

“In the hearing of Drugs case in High Court on 05.10.2021, upon being asked that what is stopping Govt. for taking action on the basis of STF Report filed in High Court, you replied that ‘It would be ethically wrong to proceed in the matter without the Court's Nod’,” Sidhu tweeted.

Earlier on Saturday, the advocate general had accused the Punjab Congress chief of obstructing the functioning of the state government and his office besides “spreading misinformation to gain political advantage”, PTI reported.