Punjab Cong leaders meet Shah over 'missing' youths

Punjab Congress leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and raised the issue of some youths from the state 'missing' after the Red Fort violence on Republic Day.

New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari, and Punjab ministers Sukhjinder Randhawa and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria met Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament house on Monday and raised the issue of some youths from the state 'missing' after the Red Fort violence on Republic Day.

The Punjab leaders, also including MLA Raj Kumar Chhabbewal, expressed their concerns over the 'missing youths' who were detained by the Delhi Police after the incident, and they demanded their early release.

While interacting with media after the meeting Randhawa said that in order to fight the legal cases of persons arrested by the Delhi Police, the Punjab government has formed a team of 40 advocates who has already started their work.

He said that these advocates would meet the arrested persons and their families and fight legal battle to provide justice to these persons free of cost.

The leaders also informed that they appealed the central government for a lenient view towards the arrested persons.

The Ministers further pointed out that feeling the pain of families of missing persons, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had contacted the Union Home Minister which lead to today's meeting.

"During the meeting, Union Home Minister informed that the list of arrested persons has been uploaded on the Home Ministry's website and if the state government provides any other list of missing persons the central government would leave no stone unturned to find the whereabouts of such persons," said Randhawa adding that the response of Shah was positive on this sensitive issue.

On the deadlock between the central government and Kisan Unions pertaining to the three farm Laws, Randhawa said, on this point, Union Home Minister informed that the central government is ready for talks and waiting for farmers' response.

(With inputs from PTI)