Chandigarh, July 11 -- Launching a blistering attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday accused it of protecting notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and using him as a tool to destabilize non-BJP ruled states, including Punjab. Cheema, addressing the media shortly after the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, questioned why Bishnoi - linked to multiple high-profile crimes - continues to be lodged in Gujarat's Sabarmati Jail despite being the alleged mastermind behind several killings in Punjab.
"Why is Lawrence Bishnoi still in Gujarat jail? Why is he not in a Punjab prison where most of his crimes have been committed? What is the BJP trying to hide?" Cheema asked, adding th...