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The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) sought enactment against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann implicit “baseless” statements regarding the duplicate blasts connected Tuesday (May 5, 2026), adjacent arsenic the ruling AAP doubled down connected its allegation that the attacks were portion of the BJP’s program to triumph adjacent year’s Assembly poll.
On Tuesday (May 5, 2026), 2 low-intensity explosions were reported wrong a span of a fewer hours adjacent subject areas successful Amritsar and Jalandhar. While Mr. Mann claimed the BJP was down the “small blasts”, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav attributed them to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Probe ‘conspiracy’: BJP
On Thursday (May 7, 2026), a BJP delegation, led by State portion main Sunil Jakhar, visited the constabulary chief’s bureau to property for a probe into the “conspiracy” down the CM’s allegation. The Opposition enactment leaders told the constabulary to apprehension them if grounds emerges of their involvement. Otherwise, enactment should beryllium initiated against Mr. Mann and AAP leaders for levelling baseless allegations.
Mr. Jakhar said the CM’s connection was not lone unsafe for communal harmony but besides “seditious.”
“Whenever India raises the contented of Pakistan-sponsored coercion astatine planetary forums, Pakistan could present usage the Chief Minister’s video connection successful its defence,” helium said.
‘Damage to India’
Mr. Jakhar added, “The Chief Minister’s remarks person damaged India’s representation internationally. While Punjab’s DGP claims Pakistan’s ISI is down the blasts, the Chief Minister is efficaciously giving Pakistan a cleanable chit, and therefore, a sedition lawsuit should beryllium registered against him.”
The Punjab BJP president said the ruling party’s volition is to incite communal hostility successful the State for governmental gain. “The information that aggregate AAP leaders are making akin statements proves this is portion of a choreographed and coordinated strategy by the enactment enactment to sow hatred successful Punjab,” helium said.
He said they would property for a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the CM’s statements, adding that the BJP volition employment each antiauthoritarian measures to support the State’s communal harmony.
‘Divisive politics’
In response, the CM said the BJP’s “anti-Punjab” mindset had been “exposed repeatedly”. Addressing a gathering astatine Raiya successful Amritsar, helium said, “The BJP thrives connected hatred and divisive politics.”
Senior AAP person and Rajya Sabha subordinate Sanjay Singh said the duplicate explosions were portion of the BJP’s strategy for the 2027 predetermination nether “Mission Punjab”.
2017 ‘precedent’
Addressing a property league astatine the enactment office successful Delhi, Mr. Singh said, “Ahead of the 2017 Punjab election, erstwhile the Akali Dal-BJP confederation was successful power, a akin blast occurred successful Maur, and to date, nary clarity has emerged regarding that incident.”
He said close aft the West Bengal election, the BJP announced that Punjab was adjacent connected its agenda. “The BJP wants to transportation retired blasts, disturb peace, dispersed hatred, and incite struggle successful the State,” helium alleged.
Mr. Singh said Punjab would not tolerate attempts to disturb bid and that voters would springiness the BJP a fitting reply, ensuring forfeiture of BJP candidates’ deposits adjacent year.
