FAZILKA-Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday asserted that the people of Punjab have resolved to completely wipe out Congress, BJP and the Akali Dal in the 2027 Assembly elections, declaring that decades of “loot, lies and betrayal” will now be decisively rejected by a state that has shifted firmly towards Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s honest governance and people-centric development.
After laying foundation stones and inaugurating ₹283.99 crore worth of multiple development projects, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said traditional parties that repeatedly “backstabbed Punjab” have no future, as the AAP Government continues to deliver on education, healthcare, jobs and infrastructure while ensuring that every penny of public money is spent on the welfare of people, not political families.
Addressing the gathering, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said the traditional parties continue to mislead people with hollow promises, but Punjabis are now fully aware of their ‘dubious character’ and will once again deliver a decisive verdict against them. “The people of Punjab will send Congress, BJP and Akalis to political oblivion in 2027. These parties are building castles in the air to mislead people, but Punjabis will not be misled anymore as they know their dubious character.”
He affirmed, “People will never forgive these parties for their sins and will teach them a befitting lesson again. They were elected time and again but they proved to be traitors and always backstabbed Punjab and its people.”
He asserted that traditional political parties are unable to accept that “a son of a common man” is governing the state effectively. “These parties are envious because they cannot digest that a common man’s son is running the government successfully. People have lost faith in these traditional parties due to their anti-people and anti-Punjab stance. Earlier rulers were more concerned about their families than Punjab and Punjabis, which is why they have been shown the door, ” he added.
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said these parties seek power only to plunder the state’s wealth. “They are waiting for their turn in power only to loot Punjab. They are never concerned about the state or its people. Their only aim is to satisfy their lust for power by misusing government machinery. From this stage, we talk about education, health, power and agriculture, while their stages only echo hunger for power, ” he said.
Highlighting the disconnect of opposition leaders with the masses, he said, “These opportunist leaders are baffled as people are not responding to them. Their agenda is limited to their families. They ruled for years but due to incompetence and misrule, people elected the AAP which is working tirelessly for them. These parties have never been loyal to Punjab. They are envious because AAP has set the agenda of welfare of the common people.”
Taking aim at the Akali leadership, he said, “These parties used to play musical chairs in power and waited for their turn to plunder the country. Sukhbir Badal has lost his base among the masses and paid workers are being used to show crowds. The same people are seen in every rally. Frustrated by the unprecedented work of this government, he is making irrational statements like the return of dinosaurs.”
He added that such statements reflect desperation. “On the basis of such statements, he is daydreaming of returning to power, which will never happen. These leaders start speaking against me from early morning because I have exposed their reality before the people. The names of Congress and Akalis have become so discredited that even if written on a tree, it would dry up. People must remain cautious, ” said CM Bhagwant Singh Mann.