{"id":40824,"date":"2025-04-08T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/?p=40824"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:52:20","slug":"union-minister-bittu-visits-grenade-attack-site-at-kalias-house-demands-thorough-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/union-minister-bittu-visits-grenade-attack-site-at-kalias-house-demands-thorough-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister Bittu visits grenade attack site at Kalia\u2019s house, demands thorough probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jalandhar: Union Minister Ravneet Bittu visited the residence of former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar on Monday, hours after a grenade attack targeted the BJP leader\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p>Bittu demanded a thorough investigation into the incident and dismissed the theory that drug smugglers could be behind the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not possible for anyone to just carry a grenade in a bag and throw it anywhere. This is serious and needs to be investigated properly,\u201d he said after inspecting the site.<\/p>\n<p>Bittu also raised concerns about internal rifts within the Punjab Police, alleging that two factions were operating separately \u2014 one under the influence of AAP\u2019s Delhi leadership and the other aligned with the Punjab unit. He said both groups were undermining each other.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to a recent audio leak involving an IPS officer, Bittu urged authorities to look into it as well.<\/p>\n<p>He blamed the AAP government for its failure to probe recurring grenade and rocket attacks in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a failed government. AAP has destabilised Punjab. We all need to unite for the state\u2019s stability, as we did during the days of terrorism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jalandhar: Union Minister Ravneet Bittu visited the residence of former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar on Monday, hours after a grenade attack targeted the BJP leader\u2019s house. 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