New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday attacked the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and alleged that freedom and the nation’s Structure had been at risk. Mann, together with a number of ministers and AAP MLAs, gathered at Khatkar Kalan in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district for a day-long quick to protest the arrest after the Aam Aadmi Celebration gave the decision for a nationwide collective quick. Khatkar Kalan is the ancestral village of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Kejriwal, who can be the AAP nationwide convener, was arrested final month by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy-linked cash laundering case. He had been despatched to judicial custody until April 15. Just lately, Yadvinder Sandhu, the kin of Bhagat Singh, had opposed Kejriwal’s image behind bars being flanked by portraits of the liberty fighter and BR Ambedkar, saying he felt unhealthy that an try was being made to check the AAP chief with the 2 icons.
The BJP on Sunday accused Mann of injuring the sentiments of individuals by inserting Kejriwal’s image on the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.Addressing the gathering at Khatkar Kalan, Mann alleged that the BJP was unnerved on the growth of the AAP which turned a nationwide get together in 10 years.We shaped governments in two states in 10 years. We’ve got MLAs in Gujarat and Goa and a mayor in Chandigarh.
We’ve got 10 Rajya Sabha members. In order that they (BJP) bought scared as no get together expanded so rapidly, stated Mann. Our get together turned a nationwide get together in a span of 10 years, stated Mann, including it has unnerved the BJP.Due to this, they bought leaders who converse (towards them) raided and put them behind bars to suppress their voices, he stated.They (BJP) don’t need any such voice which works towards them. It was Kejriwal’s voice which was spreading throughout the nation. He speaks the reality and we’re his troopers, stated Mann.
The CM stated the BJP thought to suppress Kejriwal’s voice by arresting him.However how will you imprison his considering? They (BJP) are scared now, stated Mann.He stated the primary determination of his authorities — shaped on March 16, 2022 — was to place solely the images of legendary martyr Bhagat Singh and Dr B R Ambedkar in authorities workplaces.As we speak, freedom, bought by Bhagat Singh, and the Structure, written by Dr (Ambedkar) saab, are at risk, he alleged.
Mann additionally focused the BJP over leaders going through corruption costs aligning with it, saying the saffron get together has a washer to scrub any corrupt particular person who joins it.Mann stated if the BJP actually believes in a Modi wave then what was the necessity to arrest Kejriwal. If they’ve a lot belief in Modi wave then what was the necessity to arrest Kejriwal. You do your work, we are going to do ours, stated Mann, including that voters will determine whom they need.Mann stated it was not the primary disaster the AAP was going through an assault as earlier too, a number of makes an attempt had been made to interrupt the get together in Delhi and Punjab.
He additionally accused the Centre of withholding Rs 8,000 crore of the state’s share together with rural improvement fund.Current on the venue had been Punjab ministers Harpal Cheema, Harbhajan Singh, Baljit Kaur, Bram Shanker Jimpa, Laljit Singh Bhullar, Anmol Gagan Mann, Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, AAP candidate from Anandpur Sahib seat Malvinder Singh Kang, and get together candidate from Fatehgarh Sahib Gurpreet Singh GP amongst others.A number of AAP volunteers had been seen carrying an image of Kejriwal exhibiting behind bars.
In the meantime, Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar slammed the CM, saying folks won’t forgive him for the drama on the most sacred land of Khatkar Kalan.By inserting the image of your chief who’s concerned in a liquor scandal on the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, you could have harm the sentiments of each Punjabi, stated Jakhar in a put up on X.
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