To register a strong protest against the deteriorating law and order situation in the State, the Mahila Morcha (women wing) of Punjab’s saffron brigade will gherao the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s official residence at Chandigarh on Wednesday.

The gherao would be a part of the state BJP’s campaign against the Congress-led State Government over slew of issues including SC Post Matric Scholarship scam, deteriorating law and order situation, increasing incidents of robberies, snatchings, torture on dalit community, among others. Under the same campaign, the BJP had held a yatra on October 22 from Jalandhar, during which several senior party leaders were arrested. The gherao of CM’s official residence on October 28 will be followed by a massive protest rally in Hoshiarpur on November 8.

As per the programme, Punjab BJP Mahila Morcha president Mona Jaiswal would lead thousands of demonstrators “to highlight the miserable plight of women, both in terms of safety and security

in the wake of repeated incidents of rape in Punjab which reflected complete breakdown of the law and order machinery in the State”.

“The alleged rape of a six years old Dalit girl in Tanda (Hoshiarpur) last week and three similar incidents in the recent past have shocked the State and have made them jittery about safety of girls and women in Punjab,” said the party spokesperson adding that the demonstration would start from the Shivalik View Hotel in Sector 17 at 12 noon.

BJP spokesperson said that the demonstrators would also raise voice against the collapse of the electricity supply system in the State which has multiplied the woes of lakhs of housewives and made their domestic life miserable.