Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Wednesday staged a walk-out on the issue of a whopping number of proclaimed offenders in the state

Chandigarh, February 20: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on Wednesday staged a walk-out on the issue of a whopping number of proclaimed offenders in the state, amid slogan-shouting. Replying to the question raised by AAP Mansa MLA Nazar Singh Manshahia, cabinet minister Brahm Mahindra, on behalf of Captain Amarinder Singh, informed that the state police had declared 7353 proclaimed offenders in the state and the government had set up a PO cell under the supervision of senior level officers to nab them were some of the steps taken in this regard.

Expressing his bewilderment over the issue, Manshahia demanded that the pictures of all the proclaimed offender be displayed on public platforms. This was supported by the Leaders of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema, saying the criminals were enjoying the political patronage. To substantiate his point, he added that Budhlada Congress in charge Ranjit Kaur Bhatti’s driver-cum-personal assistant too had been declared a proclaimed offender but no action had been taken against him.

Getting no satisfactory answer to their question, miffed AAP MLAs, including Aman Arora, Sarbjit Kaur Manuke, Manjit Singh Bilaspur, Rupinder Kaur Ruby, Kulwant Singh Pandori, Meet Hayer, Jagdev Singh Kamalu, Kanwar Sandhu, Jai Kishan Singh Rori, Pirmal Singh