Pathankot, Sept. 18 -- BJP leader Krishan Dev Bhandari on Friday termed the alleged attack on party leader Ravneet Singh Bittu's cavalcade, a former Union minister, "very condemnable" and said such an incident was "fatal" for democracy.

He said the incident reflected the failure of the Punjab government and claimed that the law and order situation in the state had "completely collapsed".

Speaking to ANI, Bhandari said, "This is a very condemnable thing. The way our former Union Minister was attacked in Batala, I think this is a very dangerous thing for democracy. He has been a former minister, and we strongly condemn the way this incident took place. I can call this a failure of the Punjab government."

"Look at Punjab; the law and orde...