ਪੰਜਾਬ politics have become heated again. Former Gurdaspur MP and ex-Deputy ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ Captain Amarinder Singh has accused ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ Bhagwant Mann’s ਸਰਕਾਰ of targeting political opponents unfairly. In a Facebook post Amarinder Singh said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ਸਰਕਾਰ is using political revenge and chasing cheap popularity.
He also said that the action taken against senior Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the drugs case is inhumane. According to him, protests are being stopped voices of opposition are being silenced, and the state is being run like a mafia from Delhi. He claimed that both the Guru and the ਲੋਕ of ਪੰਜਾਬ will never forgive those responsible for sacrilege and the drug problem.
Amarinder also accused AAP of making false charges and arresting peaceful protesters. He said that earlier he had worked with Akali leaders on serious issues like sacrilege and drugs.
This statement sparked a strong reaction from the ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ. ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ Bhagwant Mann called Captain Amarinder Singh double-faced. Mann said that during Amarinder and his nephew’s time in power ਪੰਜਾਬ’s youth were dying because of drugs, while they were busy with parties and private events.
Mann also reminded Amarinder Singh of his 2017 election promise to end the drug problem in four weeks. He added that Amarinder is now suddenly concerned about the human rights of drug smugglers, which shows his hypocrisy. “The ਲੋਕ of ਪੰਜਾਬ have suffered, but now they have understood the truth,” CM Mann said.
