Warring warns AAP govt of ‘anarchy’ over alleged gangster patronage to win elections

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring warned the AAP government against promoting anarchy and bloodshed by patronising gangsters to win elections. He accused AAP of following a strategy of manipulation and coercion, citing former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s ‘saam, daam, dand, bhed’ approach.

Warring warned police officers turned AAP ‘yesmen’ they’d face consequences: “We will neither forget nor forgive.” Addressing a press conference, he said AAP’s reluctance to hold Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections showed they feared defeat. Congress candidates faced intimidation and obstacles filing nominations, sparking fears their papers might be rejected during scrutiny due to AAP’s grip on the election machinery.

Regarding an alleged audio clip of SSP Patiala directing subordinates to block opposition candidates, Warring demanded investigation and action if true. He criticised police partiality, saying officers had “surrendered to AAP” and become “errand boys”. Warring asserted accountability would follow a government change: “This must end, and we will end it.”

He denied Congress patronised gangsters, challenging AAP to explain their own record. Warring highlighted AAP bringing gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria from the Assam jail for Tarn Taran’s byelection and another’s parole during Jalandhar’s byelection, cancelled by the Election Commission.