Chandigarh-BJP’s Punjab State President Sunil Jakhar said that the Aam Aadmi Party, which is a part of the Congress-led INDIA alliance at the Centre and falsely accuses other states of vote theft, is itself preparing to steal the entire election in Punjab by openly misusing the police. He said that the government machinery is being blatantly misused for this purpose, which is why the BJP had met the Election Commission yesterday and demanded videography of these elections.
In a statement issued here, Sunil Jakhar said that the audio clip of a tele-meeting of senior police officers, regarding the use of force in the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections, is proof of the damage being caused to democracy. He said that while Punjab’s “rubber-stamp” Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is roaming abroad, Manish Sisodia — who openly advocates the policy of “Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed” — and his Aam Aadmi Party have decided not only to loot Punjab’s treasury but also to steal votes. He said the BJP will strongly oppose such coercion in Punjab.
The State BJP President said that the State Election Commission must understand its responsibility and maintain the impartiality of this key institution for the protection of democracy. He said that the aforementioned audio should be investigated not by a Punjab government agency but by an external and unbiased agency, and the officers planning this murder of democracy must be immediately removed from the election process.
He also reminded Punjab officials—especially police officers—that they are dedicated to the Constitution of this country, not to any individual. Therefore, they must not abandon their duties. Warning the government, he said that the people of Punjab cannot be suppressed like this. The plans to hijack the electoral process will not be allowed to succeed. He also told AAP leaders that there isn’t much time left for the 2027 elections, and in those elections, the people of Punjab will make the Aam Aadmi Party face the same fate here that it faced in Delhi.