Ex-CM slams AAP govt over arrest of BJP workers

Former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today condemned the arrest of BJP workers across Punjab, where welfare camps on Central Government schemes were forcibly dismantled by the state police on the instructions of the Bhagwant Mann government.

Capt Amarinder stated that instead of strengthening law and order, curbing the rampant drug trade and addressing the growing menace of crime, the Punjab Police were being shamefully misused as a political tool to suppress BJP’s lawful and democratic initiatives. “The BJP has been organising welfare camps across villages to ensure that poor families, farmers, women, Dalits and youth can directly avail of the benefits of Modi government’s schemes,” he asserted.

Highlighting the failure of the AAP government, he added that: “It is because of the total collapse of governance under Mann that the BJP has had to step in and connect people with Central Government schemes. Instead of welcoming this outreach, the state government is resorting to high-handed tactics of arrests, harassment and disruption.”

He further questioned whether Mann was truly governing Punjab or merely entertaining directions from Delhi. “By stopping welfare camps and arresting workers, the AAP government has not only exposed its insecurities, but also betrayed the trust of the people who are already reeling under unemployment, poor infrastructure and the unchecked drug crisis,” Capt Amarinder said.