SAD chief Badal holds CM Mann responsible for Punjab anti-drug activist’s murder
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal has blamed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for the murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh. The opposition leader alleges a breakdown in law and order and widespread corruption within the AAP government.
Why it matters
The incident highlights escalating political tensions in Punjab and concerns over the state's handling of drug-related crime and governance.
NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday held Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann directly responsible for the murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh alias Jhota in Mansa, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of failing to maintain law and order in the state.According to news agency ANI, Badal alleged that the chief minister had neglected policing and failed to control crime.“The situation is such that law and order simply does not exist. That is because the chief minister has no time for it,” he told reporters, adding that the state government had ruined Punjab.Badal also alleged corruption in sand mining, administrative postings and transfers, plot allocations and change of land use (CLU) permissions.
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