Chandigarh Apr 21 PTI Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday dubbed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as a rubber doll alluding to the Opposition charge that the state government is being run by the AAP leadership from Delhi He claimed that the law and order situation in Punjab has deteriorated drastically under the Mann government with 40 people killed in a month Sidhu along with former MLAs Navtej Singh Cheema and Ashwani Sekhri met Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit here and raised several issues including the law and order situation in the state After the meeting the Congress leader said Does he Bhagwant Mann care about Punjab The chief minister has become a rubber da gudda rubber doll Sidhu told reporters Punjabs CM should be ankhila a self-respecting man who could not be pulled by strings Sidhu added Someone is playing the game but someone else is dancing and speaking The person who is playing the game while sitting in Delhi is the masquerader and he is getting unmasked said Sidhu in an apparent dig at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal The former Punjab Congress chief said the law and order situation in the state has deteriorated drastically under the Mann government He claimed 40 people have been killed in the state in the last month Sidhu alleged the Punjab government is using the police force to target those who raise their voice against Kejriwal You are politicising the police force to use it for your own interests he said attacking the AAP government Whether it is badlav change or badla vendetta vendetta politics has started he said Sidhus remarks came a day after the Punjab Police visited the homes of former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas and Congress Alka Lamba in connection with a case registered over inflammatory statements against Kejriwal Both leaders have been summoned for questioning on April 26 Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party Sidhu accused it of selling lies to people in order to grab power in Punjab You sold lies and dreams but you do not have resources to fulfil them said Sidhu What was the need for making tall promises he asked while pointing out that Punjabs financial position was the worst in the country He said 85 per cent of the states revenue is being spent on salaries pension and repaying debt On the electricity front the former Punjab Congress chief asked the Mann-led government how it will meet the rising demand Today the demand for power has reached 8000 MW and the government is unable to meet it said Sidhu claiming that thermal power plants are getting shut because of coal shortage When the demand for power reaches 15000 MW then how will they meet it he asked Sidhu demanded that wheat growers be given Rs 500 per quintal for the drop in crop yield because of early onset of heat wave PTI CHS VSD DIV RDK RDK

Chandigarh Apr 21 PTI Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday dubbed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as a rubber doll alluding to the Oppositions charge that the state government is being run by the AAP leadership from DelhiHe claimed the law and order situation in Punjab had deteriorated drastically under Manns government with 40 people killed in a monthSidhu along with former MLAs Navtej Singh Cheema and Ashwani Sekhri met Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit here and raised several issues including the law and order situation in the state during the meetingAfter the meeting the Congress leader said the governor gave them a patient hearingHe showed his concern over the burning issues Sidhu saidThe former Punjab Congress chief said the law and order situation in the state has deteriorated drastically under Manns governmentHe claimed 40 people have been killed in the state in the last monthSidhu asked Does he Bhagwant Mann care about Punjab Punjabs chief minister has become a rubber da gudda rubber doll said Sidhu alluding to the Oppositions charge that the state government is being run by Aam Aadmi Partys national convenor Arvind Kejriwal through remote control from DelhiSidhu further alleged the Punjab government is using the police force to target those who raise their voice against KejriwalYou AAP government are politicising the police force to use it for your own interestsWhether it is badlav change or badla vendetta vendetta politics has started he saidSidhus remarks came a day after the Punjab Police visited the homes of former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas and Congress Alka Lamba in connection with a case registered over inflammatory statements against KejriwalBoth leaders have been summoned for questioning on April 26 PTI CHS VSD DIV DIV