New Delhi: BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on Sunday thanked the Punjab and Haryana High Court and National Commission for Minorities (NCM) for showing that “law still works in this country.” Bagga’s statement came after the NCM issued a notice to the Punjab government for not letting him wear a turban during his arrest on Friday.
“I thank the Punjab & Haryana High Court &Minority Commission who showed y'day that law still works in this country... the Minority Committee sent a notice to Punjab govt for not letting me wear my turban. In Sikhs, we can't go out without a turban,” Bagga was quoted as saying by the news agency ANI.
In a late-night hearing, the Punjab and Haryana HC ordered that no coercive action is taken against Bagga until May 10.
Reacting to the court order, Bagga’s father Preetpal Singh Bagga said on Sunday, “We are happy that Punjab-Haryana HC directed not to take coercive action against Tajinder. Arvind Kejriwal is scared of him as he's exposing his wrongdoings. He also tried to persuade Tajinder to join AAP but he didn't join.”
Earlier, he had claimed that during the arrest, the Punjab police misbehaved with him and slapped him in order to arrest Tajinder Bagga.
Meanwhile, NCM Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura said on Saturday that the commission has sought a response from the Punjab Chief Secretary on Tajinder Bagga’s allegation within seven days.
“We have written to the Punjab chief secretary seeking a report within seven days on BJP leader Tajinder Singh Bagga not being allowed to wear a turban while he was arrested by Punjab police, Lalpura told ANI.