CHANDIGARH, April 15 -- THE Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said asked Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to own up his mistake and apologize for insulting the martyrs of Jallianwala by boycotting the national level commemorative function held at Amritsar to pay homage to them and stop trying to find scapegoats for his own failure as a Chief Minister.

In a statement here, senior SAD leader and party MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder said "The Chief Minister should act gracefully and apologize to the martyr families instead of ranting and raving when questioned as to why he refused to attend the national function at Jallianwala Bagh and why he politicized the solemn occasion by attending a separate Pradesh Congress show".

Bhunder also requested ...