Congress leaders accuse AAP, Kejriwal of anti-national activities
The Congress has once again targeted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its national convener Arvind Kejriwal, accusing the party of “anti-national tendencies”. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa alleged that the AAP government in Punjab was patronising a dangerous nexus between gangsters and radicals.
Maken and Randhawa were referring to claims made by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, who alleged that his organisation Sikhs for Justice had donated Rs 128 crore to AAP to help it win the election in Punjab.
They noted that AAP leaders, including Raghav Chadha, had not denied these claims, and reports suggested that Chadha had been in regular contact with Pannu.
Randhawa also accused Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of cowardice, claiming that he had fled a public event in Faridkot instead of confronting the situation after Khalistani flags were spotted.
The Congress leaders criticised the “deteriorating” law and order in Punjab, pointing to recent bomb blasts and grenade attacks on police stations. They claimed that the grenades used were of Austrian make, similar to those used in the 2001 Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Randhawa claimed that police stations in border regions of Punjab were locking up after 6 pm, citing threats from Khalistani militants. The Congress leaders also condemned the vandalism of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue in Amritsar on Republic Day, calling it an insult to the Dalit community and a troubling sign for the nation.
Maken and Randhawa urged the people of Delhi to be wary of the AAP’s “divisive tactics”, which they claimed threatened national unity and security.
