‘Punjab turned into playground for extremists, criminals, extortionists’: BJP slams AAP goernment over attack on Sukhbhir Badal

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Wednesday targeted Aam Aam Party government in Punjab over the attack on former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and alleged that law and order situation is “deteriorating” in the state.

He said that the assassination attempt on Sukhbir Singh Badal is “worrying, disturbing and shocking”.

Shergill demanded resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the “deteriorating” law and order situation in the state.

“The assassination attempt on Sukhbir Singh Badal is worrying, disturbing and indeed shocking. The question is that when will Aam Aadmi Party wake up to the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab? How many more people have to put their life at risk for Kejriwal-Bhagwant Mann ‘jodi’ to wake up to the slipping law and order situation of Punjab? Aam Aadmi Party promised Punjab to be turned into a hub of development. Instead, under AAP’s watch, Punjab has turned into a playground for extremists, criminals, and extortionists,” he said.

“Today, attempt on Sukhbir Singh Badal, earlier - the killing of Sidhu Moosewala and before that killing of businessmen in Jalandhar and Ludhiana, killing of a Policeman, RPG attack on a Mohali Police Station. Have people forgotten the killing of two Kabaddi players? The point is, the AAP has completely surrendered to criminals. The question is, what is the nexus between AAP’s Kejriwal-Bhagwant Mann Govt and with these extremists and criminals? Why has crime increased in Punjab since AAP has taken over? I think Bhagwant Mann should immediately resign from the post of CM because every Punjabi today is asking if Punjab is slipping into the dark times under Kejriwal-Bhagwant Mann Govt,” he added.

There was an attempt on the life of Badal this morning in Golden Temple premises in Amritsar where he was performing penance under the religious punishment pronounced by Sri Akal Takht Sahib.

According to the Punjab CMO, the attacker identified as Narain Singh Chaura was immediately nabbed by the police. Sukhbir Badal was not hurt. Punjab BJP vice president said it was lapse of security as antecedents of . Narain Singh Chaura were known. (ANI)

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