Chandigarh, Dec 4 (Reporter) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday patted the Punjab Police for foiling a "deep rooted conspiracy to defame" the stateby vigilantly preventing an attack on Akali Dal leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at Amritsar. Interacting with media persons on the sidelines of dedicating the ‘Nishan-e-Inquilaab” plaza here, he condemned the attack in the strongest terms and said there is no place for such dastardly acts at a sacred place like Harmandir Sahib. Mann said the state government had already deployed around 175 cops apart from the senior officers to prevent any untoward incident. He said this produced the desired result as a "conspiracy to bring bad name" to the state was foiled by the Punjab police, who were keeping an eagle eye around Harmandir Sahib. Mann said he is keeping a regular tab over the entire incident and has directed officers to maintain maximum vigil against anti-social elements. The CM said he has already directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to conduct a thorough probe into the matter. He said Punjab is the land of the Gurus, Saints, Seers, Martyrs and has always been a torch bearer to mankind for values of brotherhood and communal harmony. Maintaining the hard-earned peace in the state is the first and foremost priority for the state government and no one will be allowed to disturb it, Mann said...////...