Ahead of the Budget Session, Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa made strong allegations against the ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ, claiming that its bulldozer drive was targeting only small operators in the drug trade while leaving the big players untouched.
Bajwa also criticized ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ Bhagwant Mann for allegedly backstabbing farmers, accusing him of colluding with the BJP-led Union ਸਰਕਾਰ. He clarified that it was Haryana, not the farmers, that had closed the borders by putting up concrete barriers, and accused AAP of working with the BJP to damage the farmers’ image.
Additionally, Bajwa condemned the recent ਪੁਲਿਸ action against farmers, especially the reported thrashing of a serving Army colonel, which he said reflected the deteriorating law and order situation in ਪੰਜਾਬ. He stated that the state had effectively become a “ਪੁਲਿਸ state.” In response to the incident, the Congress party demanded the dismissal of all 13 ਪੁਲਿਸ officers involved in the assault on the colonel.
