Chandigarh, Jun 12 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday claimed that a “false AAP-sponsored complaint” to the Canadian authorities against senior leader Parambans Singh Romana had led to the latter being denied entry into Canada.
SAD chief spokesperson Arshdeep Singh Kler claimed here that a false case had been registered against Parambans Romana during the recent municipal elections in Faridkot.
“Romana had got anticipatory bail in the case and had gone abroad recently after seeking due permission from the court,” he said.
Notably, the case involved alleged obstruction of government officials during the Municipal Council election process.
Kler said the Aam Aadmi Party government had got jittery once it learned that a SAD delegation was visiting Canada to interact with the NRI community.
“As AAP has reneged on every promise made to NRIs, the government was desperate to stall the SAD delegation. This is why propped-up charges were presented to the Canadian authorities to deny entry to Romana,” he alleged.
The SAD leader asserted that the AAP government had not only insulted the NRI community who Romana was visiting at their invitation, but had also gone against the concept of hospitality enshrined in Punjabiyat.
“The SAD delegation is visiting Canada with the purpose of interacting with the community and listening to the grievances of NRIs. The SAD believes in offering solutions as it did during its last term in government by holding NRI Sammelans and creating special police stations for NRIs.
But it seems the AAP government, which has done nothing for NRIs, does not want any discussion on this matter,” he said.
He claimed the successful tour of a recent SAD delegation, which had visited Australia and New Zealand, had also unnerved the AAP government. PTI SUN APL APL
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