Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh yesterday asserted that there was complete peace in his state and warned he would not tolerate any violence in the wake of the conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
He also said the state would continue to be on vigil till Ram Rahim is sentenced tomorrow.
Addressing the media, Singh again blamed the Haryana government for allowing more hundreds of thousands of Dera followers to gather in Panchkula, which he said was the main reason for the violence that claimed 36 lives and left over 250 injured.
“I will not allow any violence by any sect in Punjab. We want peace, and as long as I am here there is no question of any violence. Hopefully there will be peace after the sentencing is over,” he said.
Though “everything is peaceful” in Punjab, Singh said, “we are not going to take anything lightly. All precautions are in place and will remain in place till the sentencing is done. There was no firing or lathi-charge in Punjab.”
Giving a briefing on the overall situation in the state, the chief minister said the entire police force and civil administration were on the streets on Friday to maintain peace. “The chief secretary and others were on the road all the time. Everyone was on their toes,” he said.
Singh said the police and civil administration had been alerted from August 15-16. 
“We started working from then. I had talked to the union home minister. The state home secretary spoke with the union home hecretary and the BJP was also involved. I had also talked to the army commander. I had asked for 250 companies of CRPF,” he said.
The chief minister said of the 36 people dead, seven belonged to Punjab and they died in violence in Panchkula, while 42 from the state were injured. “By and large the state was free from violence except for a few incidents of glasses being shattered and furniture being damaged.”
There was an attempt at violence in Malout police station, but that was also checked. “The police has filed an FIR in the incident. Everyone was alert in Punjab and nowhere anything happened.”