7 months ago
1
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann connected Saturday (December 13, 2025) slammed the Congress and Akali Dal implicit their "high-handedness" allegation against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities successful the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, saying they person accepted their decision successful the elections.
Congress person and erstwhile Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that the AAP Government successful the State had printed fake ballot papers for the December 14 Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections.
Referring to Mr. Channi's statement, Mr. Mann took connected the Congress and reminded it that the AAP supported the expansive aged enactment implicit the contented of "vote theft" whereas it was questioning the polling done ballot papers successful Punjab.
Mr. Mann besides highlighted the Congress' decision successful Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and bypolls successful Punjab and asserted that wherever they registry triumph successful polls, past voting process is close and wherever they lose, they commencement "crying".
Addressing the media here, Mr. Mann lambasted Mr. Channi, saying helium made an "irresponsible" connection and besides spoke 4 colloquial Punjabi phrases including 'Hath na pahunche, thoo kori' (which means retired of reach) to lash retired astatine the Congress.
These 4 idioms are suitable for Congress which suffer due to the fact that of their "misdeeds" and blasted others, helium said.
"Charanjit Singh Channi, who was the Chief Minister for 111 days, made an irresponsible connection that AAP printed 100 ballot papers each with AAP awesome printed connected them astatine each polling booth. If you analyse it, it shows that they person accepted their defeat," said Mr. Mann.
"Both the Congress and Akali Dal person accepted their decision successful the agrarian polls but are accusing the AAP authorities of high-handedness against Opposition candidates," the Chief Minister claimed.
Giving details of the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls, Mr. Mann said retired of 2,833 zones of Block Samitis, 340 AAP candidates, 3 Congress nominees and 8 Independents person been elected unopposed.
"If the Congress and autarkic candidates were elected unopposed, past wasn't determination immoderate high-handedness successful these seats?" Mr. Mann asked.
He said AAP's 2,771 candidates, Congress’s 2,433, SAD's 1,814, BJP's 1,127, BSP's 195, SAD (Amritsar)'s 3 and 686 others are warring the panchayat samiti polls. "How were the information papers of absorption candidates recovered to beryllium correct?" helium asked rhetorically.
Opposition parties had earlier targeted the ruling AAP, accusing it of misusing authoritative machinery successful preventing their candidates from filing their information papers and rejecting their candidature.
He said determination are a full of 347 Zila Parishad zones. For these zones, Congress is warring 331 zones, Akali Dal 298, BJP 215, BSP 50, SAD (Amritsar) 4 and 143 others. A full of 1,396 candidates are contesting the Zila Parishad polls.
Nomination papers of these candidates were besides accepted, helium said.
Targeting the Congress, Mr. Mann said that aft losing caller elections successful Bihar, they blamed the BJP for their defeat. "Ask Tejashwi Yadav. He says the Congress defeated him. Last time, Congress took 60 seats, but won 16-17 seats. This clip they took 63 seats and won lone 6 seats,“ helium said.
“The Congress does not introspect,” helium said, adding that successful Delhi, they bash not blasted anyone due to the fact that they bash not triumph immoderate spot there.
"In Punjab, they impeach america of printing ballot papers. Tell Channi saab, wherever we printed the ballot papers. In reality, they person accepted their defeat," said Mr. Mann.
The CM, targetting Mr. Channi, said that the Congress should boycott the polls if helium thinks that the AAP printed the ballot papers.
Mr. Mann alleged that rival governmental parties are supporting communal candidates against the AAP by forming an confederation for the agrarian polls.
Lashing retired astatine the Sukhbir Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr. Mann said the 'B' successful SAD is 'Beadbi' and 'badmash', alleging that it gave tickets to the relatives of a gangster. "Akali Dal has decided to question votes from radical astatine gunpoint," helium alleged.
Lambasting Mr. Channi portion referring to caller Navjot Kaur Sidhu's 'Rs 500 crore for Chief Minister's seat remark' that sparked a governmental row, Mr. Mann alleged the Congress has opened a 'Neelaam Ghar' (auction house). “You enactment your chits there. If idiosyncratic other offered a precocious complaint past what volition you do? If you bash not get the CM chair, past deliberation astir Deputy CM post. Navjot Kaur Sidhu is revealing the rates of posts successful the Congress", helium said.
“They [the Opposition] see Punjab a ‘saleable material’", helium said. “One has intelligibly said that marque maine Punjab CM different helium was blessed moving connected TV,” said Mr. Mann portion referring to Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Taking connected erstwhile Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Mr. Mann said helium has present started abusing the BJP. "If cipher listens to you, past resign," helium said, adding that helium likes the Congress’s culture.
He besides spoke astir the Congress' decision successful Haryana, MP and Bihar polls. He said that successful the Gujarat bypoll, Congress fielded its campaigner contempt knowing that AAP has its nominee determination to marque BJP campaigner win. However, the AAP campaigner won, said Mr. Mann.
He further highlighted the Congress' decision successful Tarn Taran, Ludhiana West, Jalandhar West, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha bypolls.
Targeting the rival parties, Mr. Mann said they person accepted their decision successful the polls.
"They person travel to cognize that radical are not with them. That is wherefore they commencement alleging that AAP looted votes. Why can't they introspect?" helium asked.
Mr. Mann spoke astir 600 units of escaped electricity, h2o for irrigation reaching the past mile and bully information of roads, opening of mohalla clinics, and 17 toll plazas unopen successful villages.
"We are seeking votes based connected our works. But, they [the Opposition] are crying that their papers were snatched," the Chief Minister said.
