DGP: No Naxal threat to Badals

Bathinda : Contrary to the claim of the state government that there was a threat perception to the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister from the Naxals and terrorist outfits, the state DGP, Paramdeep Singh Gill, said both of them had no threat from any such outfit. Talking to the media at the annual function of Police Public School here today, the DGP said: “We have no IB report as of now confirming if the CM and the Deputy CM have any threat either from terrorist groups or the Naxals.” He, however, admitted that such groups keep on working by constituting panels at the district, zonal and state levels. “Acting swiftly to the information, we take proper action to pre-empt their moves,” he claimed. On a query about the declaration of 18,000 proclaimed offenders in Punjab, Gill said a special drive was about to be launched to nab them. When asked about Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal’s direction to release all confiscated vehicles at the earliest, the DGP said: “We have initiated the process but it may get delayed as there are various legal complications, which are mandatory to be complied with.” Refuting the apprehension of some Congress leaders, who stated that the DGP’s frequent visits to Moga were a part of his strategy to join politics, Gill said: “Moga is my home district and I am free to visit there.” Besides taking a review of the functioning of the district police, the DGP visited some police stations also.