After the grenade attack on the house of former minister Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar, leaders are continuously reaching to meet him. Cabinet Minister Mohinder Bhagat also reached Manoranjan Kalia's house to meet him. During this, Minister Mohinder Bhagat said that some mischievous elements are not able to digest the development of Punjab.
Incident brought to CM's attention - Minister Mohinder Bhagat
Regarding the attack on Manoranjan Kalia's house, Cabinet Minister Mohinder Bhagat said that this incident has been brought to the attention of CM Bhagwant Mann. The accused will be arrested soon in this matter. Some people are not able to digest the peace in Punjab. Development is being done continuously by the government in Punjab, Punjab is moving on the path of progress, but the incident is being carried out by some mischievous elements.
He further said that in such a situation, it is possible that they are getting shelter from Pakistan and this action has been taken to disturb the peace in Punjab. CM Mann will soon take appropriate action regarding the matter and expose the conspirators of the incident. No one will be allowed to disturb the peace in Punjab.
The Centre is carrying out attacks in Punjab - Deepak Bali
Meanwhile, AAP leader Deepak Bali has targeted the Centre over this incident. Deepak Bali says that grenade attacks are being carried out by the Centre. Lawrence Bishnoi is lodged in Sabarmati Jail and the Centre is supporting him, his video from the jail also went viral some time ago. He is sitting in the jail and making video calls with Pakistani terrorist Shahzad Bhatti. The Central Government is supporting mischievous terrorists for such incidents. Due to this, Lawrence has been kept safe in Sabarmati Jail and he has taken responsibility for the Jalandhar incident. Due to which he has carried out the bomb blast in Jalandhar.
The incident happened at 2 o'clock in the night
It can be seen in the CCTV footage that first the attackers do a recce of Manoranjan Kalia's house. Then after that, at around 2:03 am, they throw a grenade and run away. During this, a loud explosion occurs and sparks also come out. This explosion has caused a lot of destruction in the courtyard of the former minister's house. However, no person has been injured.
Kalia's security was removed
Kalia said that when the explosion occurred in the verandah of his house at 1.30 in the night, he thought that the explosion may have occurred due to overloading of the transformer, but when people told him that there was a grenade attack, he saw that the door of the house broke due to the explosion and the car got damaged. After the incident, he sent the gunman to the police station. The incident took place just 150 meters away from the police station. Earlier, a PCR team used to be deployed near his house, but now it has been removed.
Police station is just 100 meters away
The police station is just 100 meters away from Manoranjan Kalia's house. Despite this, the attackers come on e-rickshaws and throw grenades and leave. The police have started scanning all the CCTV cameras installed nearby. The forensic team has taken samples from the incident, but the police commissioner has not confirmed the grenade attack.
Bajwa and Majithia targeted the CM
After the attack on Manoranjan Kalia's house, Congress leader Pratap Bajwa and Akali leader Bikram Majithia have targeted the government. Pratap Bajwa wrote on X that the attack on Manoranjan Kalia's house is a reminder of the increasing violence in Punjab under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. There have been several blasts since he took office, including the Mohali RPG attack in May 2022 and a series of grenade attacks on police stations in late 2024.
At the same time, Bikram Majithia wrote on X that grenade attacks in Punjab are not stopping. After police stations, now the houses of political leaders are being targeted. Late last night, a grenade attack took place at the house of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia. It is worth noting that Manoranjan Kalia's house is just 100 meters away from the police station. Such attacks are an attack on the communal harmony of Punjab and will take Punjab towards a dark age.
The law and order situation in Punjab is bad - Bittu
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu reached Jalandhar and raised questions on the law and order situation in Punjab. Union Minister of State Ravneet Bittu said - There have been many incidents of grenade explosions in Punjab. Whether it is inside the police station or in the car of a police officer. Grenades are roaming around like toys in Punjab. Our leader Manoranjan Kalia is one of the most senior leaders of Punjab.
BJP leaders reached Kalia's house
BJP district president Sushil Sharma said that the grenade attack on Kalia's house was done by people riding an e-rickshaw. The incident broke the glass of the windows and the door and his car was damaged. This is not the first time a grenade attack has happened in Punjab, before this a case has come to light in Amritsar, but now the grenade attack on the house of a senior BJP leader is unfortunate.
On the other hand, Sheetal Angural said that the grenade attack on the former minister's house is condemnable. BJP leaders are never afraid of these incidents. In Jalandhar city, grenade attack incident has come to light once again after few days. Punjab has already got over these incidents, but now a conspiracy is being hatched to spoil the atmosphere of Punjab again.