Young Punjabi controversial singer and Congress leader Shubdeep Singh Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead near Mansa on Sunday. The 27-year-old was reportedly shot at at least 10 times near a temple in village Jhawahar Ke, and was declared brought dead at the Civil Hospital in Mansa.
This comes a day after the security cover of Moose Wala was withdrawn. After Moose Wala’s death, people could be seen shouting slogans against the Punjab government at the Mansa hospital.
Sidhu Moose Wala belonged to Moosa village near Mansa and was the voice of many superhit songs in the last few years. Moose Wala had contested the Assembly polls on a Congress ticket from Mansa. He was defeated by AAP’s Dr Vijay Singla with a margin of 63,323 votes, who was last week sacked from the cabinet on corruption charges and also arrested.
Soon after the news of Moose Wala’s death broke, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “Deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of promising Congress leader and talented artist, Sidhu Moosewala. My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones and fans from across the world.”
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann appealed for calm and said no culprit would be spared. “I am deeply saddened and shocked by the horrific murder of Sidhu Moose Wala..No culprit will be spared..My heartfelt sympathies and prayers are with his family and his fans all over the world..Appeal to all to remain calm,” he tweeted.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal Sunday appealed for peace after Punjabi singer and Congress member Sidhu Moosewala was gunned down in Punjab’s Mansa.
Sidhu Moose Wala was among the hundreds of public figures whose security covers have been withdrawn ever since the AAP came to power in Punjab. The first such order came on March 12, and the latest directive was on May 28.
BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa blamed Kejriwal and Mann for Moosewala’s killing. “Sidhu Moose Wala was a prominent singer. Due to dirty politics of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann, he was fatally attacked, in which he lost his life. Firstly, they withdraw security of people and then publish their names. I warned this can be dangerous,” Sirsa said.
