Citing the statement of former Director General of Police in Punjab KPS Gill accusing AAP of providing a platform to ‘radical Sikh diaspora’ and linking it with the spread of Khalistanis, senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Monday launched a scathing attack on the ruling party, alleging that under AAP-ruled Punjab, Khalistani sentiments and radicalism are on the rise, and called the AAP model of governance something that will “destroy the country.”
Addressing a press conference, All India Congress Committee Treasurer and MP Ajay Maken, along with Former Deputy Chief Minister and Former Home Minister of Punjab, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, claimed that 11 grenade attacks had taken place across Punjab, with no action being taken by the government, and the incidents receiving little to no media attention.
Congress also showed a PowerPoint titled “AAP Ki Paap Ki Kadi,” featuring statements from Gill. In his statements, Gill had warned that if AAP came to power in Punjab, radicalism would spread further, the party leaders said.
The Congress leaders alleged that these grenades were Australian made, the same kind used in the 2001 Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Randhawa said that he had written to the Home Minister, calling for urgent attention to the matter.
"Kejriwal goes on with promises to implement the Delhi model in Punjab and the Punjab model here in Delhi. His model is nothing but a model to destroy the country," Randhawa said, accusing the AAP government of not addressing the alleged grenade attacks.
"Our chief minister (referring to Bhagwant Mann) is a coward. He cannot speak against Khalistanis and act against them. Kejriwal must answer to these issues," he added. The Congress leader also claimed that neither Mann has held a press conference on the issue nor has he held a meeting with Punjab police.
Randhawa also presented slides showing incidents of alleged terrorist attacks that, according to Congress, the AAP government failed to act upon.
