Chandigarh, July 29
Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab President Sardar Kewal Singh Dhillon today attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the issue of law and order, citing the letter written by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal to the Punjab Director General of Police (DGP). Dhillon said the letter from the ruling party’s own MP has become the strongest evidence of the complete collapse of law and order in Punjab.
Dhillon said this is not an allegation made by the Opposition but the written testimony of a sitting Member of Parliament from the ruling party itself, acknowledging that thefts, robberies and the drug menace have spiralled out of control in Punjab. He said that when an MP of the ruling party is compelled to write, “Send my gunmen back to the police station; the people need the police more than I do,” it amounts to the strongest possible indictment of the government’s failure.
The BJP Punjab President respectfully questioned Sant Seechewal, asking why he had to write to the DGP when his own party is in power in Punjab. He said this is a question that should instead be directed at Arvind Kejriwal, who, according to him, is running Punjab through remote control from Delhi. Dhillon alleged that the AAP government has failed miserably in Punjab and is trying to evade its responsibilities.
Dhillon further said that the state’s law-and-order machinery has been severely weakened. Crime is rising every day, even police stations are no longer secure, attacks are taking place on political party offices, and incidents of murder, theft and robbery in broad daylight have become commonplace. Under such circumstances, he said, Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the AAP government cannot escape accountability.
Dhillon added that governments function through effective administration and the rule of law, not through advertising campaigns alone. He said the people of Punjab no longer want propaganda but seek security, peace, law and order, and an accountable government. He asserted that only a Bharatiya Janata Party government can provide Punjab with a secure and safe environment.