BJP holds protest march over CM Mann’s blast allegations

Acting on a statewide protest call against Bhagwant Mann over his alleged remarks linking the BJP to the recent IED blasts in Jalandhar and Amritsar, the district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday organised a protest march and submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Alam Vijay Singh, demanding the registration of an FIR against the Chief Minister for what it termed “irresponsible” statements.

In Amritsar, district BJP president Harwinder Singh Sandhu led the protest march from Rani Ka Bagh to the office of the Police Commissioner. Party workers raised slogans against the state government and accused the Chief Minister of making “false and baseless” allegations against the BJP.

Addressing mediapersons, Sandhu alleged that the Chief Minister had wrongly linked the BJP to recent bomb blast incidents in Punjab without any evidence. He said such statements were disturbing the atmosphere in the state. He demanded an independent high-level inquiry into the matter and sought legal action against the Chief Minister after questioning him over his remarks.

Senior BJP leader Sukhdev Singh also criticised the state government, alleging that the law and order situation in Punjab had deteriorated significantly. He claimed that senior police officials, including the DGP, had earlier pointed to the involvement of Pakistan-based elements and the ISI in recent blast incidents, making the Chief Minister’s allegations against the BJP “irresponsible”.

The BJP leaders further alleged that incidents of drug abuse, snatching and hooliganism were on the rise across Punjab, while the government had failed to bring the situation under control. They asserted that the BJP remained committed to providing a strong and transparent government and making Punjab free from drugs and crime.