Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday shot another letter to Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh alleging that minority institutions were being targeted under the Congress regime which could bring a bad name to the secular party.

At the same time, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee’s former president has also “requested” the Chief Minister to get the role of “such mischievous elements” probed and their sinister designs nipped in the bud.

Taking up the case of Baring Union Christian College, Batala, Bajwa said that a road was being planned which would be cutting through the playground of the renowned institution.

Bajwa said that some people in our State “intentionally” and with ulterior motive were trying to target minority institutions by damaging their property. “It seems that someone highly placed in political echelons, wants to malign the Congress party government in the state,” he said.

He urged the Chief Minister to stall the plan of building a road that cuts through the playground of Baring Union Christian College, a minority institution in Batala.

“On January 16, local revenue authorities and PWD (B&R) officers barged into the college campus without notice to the management to demarcate the road, creating a tense atmosphere and fear among students and the college management. When they complained, the officials used objectionable language and resorted to intimidating behaviour. It is reprehensible to treat such a reputed minority institution in this manner, maligning the name of the Congress government,” Bajwa wrote.

He said that the road was a misconceived project. “It will lead to nowhere but will ruin the playground being used both by students and people,” he said.“Some people in our State, intentionally and with ulterior motive, are trying to target minority institutions by damaging their property. Someone highly placed in political echelons wants to malign the Congress government in Punjab. The role of such elements needs to be probed and their designs nipped in the bud,” Bajwa added.

Bajwa also invoked the recent resolution passed in Punjab Vidhan Sabha against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying that his request was in consonance with the Congress stand against a divisive legislation meant to target minorities.