Punjab was completely mishandled: Manish Tewari
September 29, 2021  10:55
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Manish Tewari, the Congress MP from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib says Pakistan will gain from the foment in Punjab. 

"As a Punjab MP, I'm extremely distressed about happenings in Punjab. Peace in Punjab was extremely hard-won. 25,000 people, bulk of them Congress men, sacrificied themselves to bring peace back to Punjab after fighting extremism and terrorism between 1980-1995. 

"I have just returned from a regional security conference and I can tell you that the only people who are very happy with what is going on in Punjab is the deep state of Pakistan. They feel that they will get an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

"There's a higher ideal than power, than ministers holding organisational  positions. That higher ideal is ensuring peace, tranquillity and stability of a border state like Punjab. Under those circumstances what has been playing itself out is extremely unfortunate.

"I would be dishonest if I say that the situation was not completely mishandled.

"Suffice to say, whatever Capt Amrinder had said has come true 
What Punjab needed at this time needed stability and unfortunately those who were in charge of state did not have a clue."
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