Moga, Nov 22: Terming the Vigilance Bureau chargesheet against him and five others in a disproportionate assets case as "a bundle of lies", Shiromani Akali Dal chief Prakash Singh Badal today alleged the "drama" was enacted at the behest of the congress high command which had been according step motherly treatment to the Sikhs and Punjab. The chargesheet filed in a Ropar court was a "political" chargesheet against him and his family at the instance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi who was remote controlling the party led Amarinder Singh government in the state, Badal alleged at a crowded press conference here.
"The chargesheet was a drama enacted at the behest of Congress high command", he said.
Alleging that Congress had been giving step motherly treatment to Punjab and Sikhs, he said the party never considered Sikhs as patriots and treated them as criminals whereas the community was always patriotic and played important role in all freedom struggles. The Sikhs would not tolerate this, Badal added.
He said "the Vigilance Bureau chargesheet is nothing but a bundle of lies" and challenged that he would accept all charges against him if the bureau proved the allegation that 10,000 acres of land in Rajasthan belonged to him.
Charging that the bureau had been harassing Akali leaders by involving them in false cases, Badal said he was happy that the matter was in court and expressed confidence that he would get justice. Badal said he would appear before the court when he was summoned.
Bureau Report