Chandigarh: The wife of Army officer Col Pushpinder Singh Bath has accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of failing to act on his assurances regarding police officers implicated in alleged assault on her husband.
Jaswinder Bath met Mann in Chandigarh on Monday, seeking action against officers accused of attacking the colonel on the night between March 13 and 14. However, she now claims she was misled by the CM’s promises. “After days of waiting, I saw hope finally when the CM assured me of justice,” Jaswinder said in a video message on Tuesday. “But now, I feel deceived. The Punjab govt seems to be playing the same game as police — first registering a false FIR, then making superficial suspensions, and now failing to take real action.”
She alleged that since her meeting with Mann, neither his office nor any officials have contacted her, despite his assurances. “I have been calling the CM’s officer on special duty (OSD) since Monday evening, but he hasn’t responded to a single message. There hasn’t even been a social media post from the CM on the matter,” she added. “It feels like the govt just wanted to end our protest, not deliver justice.”