03-27-2007, 04:03 AM
Record of 3 Pak womenâs visit may yield valuable information: Bitta
Varinder Walia
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, March 26
The record maintained by CRPF personnel who allegedly accompanied Capt Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister, and his three Pakistani women friends to New Delhi, Jaipur and Ajmer Sharif is likely to yield valuable information in the coming days.
All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta who personally collected the 'facts' about the stay of Capt Amarinder Singh and his Pakistani women guests by visiting the farm house near Mehrauli (New Delhi), Jaipur and Ajmer Sharif alleged that the former CM spent 'several nights' leaving his Punjab police security behind. The AIATF chief claimed that he personally collected the 'secret' itinerary of the former CM and his Pakistani friends from the waiters, staff and CRPF jawans who stood guard outside the farm house, five star hotel and guest houses. He alleged that the then DIG, Security, of the ex-Chief Minister, Khubi Ram, accompanied Captain Amarinder Singh and his three Pakistani women friends throughout their itinerary. He alleged that Natwar Singh, brother-in-law of the former CM, had also 'sold' India's secrets to Pakistan during his stint as Foreign Minister.
Levelling serious charges of moral turpitude, Bitta alleged that Capt Amarinder Singh remained in the company of three Pakistani women in the last week of December 2006. In the months of January, February and March, Amarinder again accompanied them to other destinations which was kept 'top secret.â
Capt Amarinder Singh had reportedly entered into wedlock with Arusa Alam, a Pakistan-based journalist. Though he had described such reports as 'baseless, misleading and concocted', yet Arusa Alam never denied the reports of her second marriage.
Bitta alleged that Arusa attended many social gatherings, arranged in Army cantonments at the behest of Amarinder and it was feared that she had collected vital information on Indian security. Bitta sought a high-level inquiry into the matter. The AIATF chief produced documentary proof, including press clippings, that showed Captain Amarinder Singh attending many functions in foreign countries organised by Sikh militants during his stint as Chief Minister. He also produced a picture of Captain Amarinder Singh standing alongside Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma, chief of the Damdami Taksal and successor to Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Presenting another picture pertaining to the visit of the former Chief Minister to the Dixie gurdwara in Canada, Bitta said the âdesigns of the ex-CM were clear and he wanted to revive militancy in the state.â
The AIATF chief called upon the Congress high command to expel <!--emo&:devil--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/devilsmiley.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='devilsmiley.gif' /><!--endemo--> Amarinder Singh from the party due to his alleged anti-national activities. He alleged that Captain Amarinder Singh and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Paramjit Singh Sarna had close links with Pakistan-based militants.