Amid uproar by Opposition over the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal backed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann saying that gangsters were born in the state under previous governments.
“I ask the Opposition, has Mann sahib brought gangsters with him? These gangsters were born under the previous government. No one can protect gangsters and anti-national elements,” said Kejriwal in his address after launching the luxury bus service from Jalandhar to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi.
“Patiala clashes accused caught within 24 hours. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi arrested by Punjab police,” he added.
Kejriwal further said that there is an honest government in Punjab now. “In the last 3 months, this Punjab govt has achieved tasks that previous governments could not achieve in years of being in power,” he added.
Mann govt under fire over law & order
The ruling Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government in Punjab has been under fire from the Opposition parties over the rising crime graph since the Kejriwal-led party took over the border state early this year.
Mann was sworn in as the Punjab chief minister on March 16 this year and in the last three odd months, his government seems to be neck-deep in law and order issues.
From violent clashes in Patiala to an RPG attack at its intelligence headquarters in Mohali and the latest broad daylight killing of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala.
The singer-politician was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Mansa on May 29. According to the autopsy report, his body bore 19 bullet injury marks. A new incident is being reported every passing day.
