For the first time in Punjab’s political history, the ruling party decided to play opposition inside its own Assembly. The AAP government, which enjoys a full majority and the “remote control” blessings from Delhi, proudly entered the well of the House to stage a protest. Yes, you read that right — the rulers were protesting against those who don’t even rule Punjab.
AAP MLAs, instead of answering questions on unemployment, drugs, education, and the sorry state of hospitals, suddenly transformed into street agitators. With placards in hand and slogans against Prime Minister Modi, they complained that the ₹1600 crore flood relief package announced months ago has not arrived. Ironically, this was the same government that earlier claimed Punjab doesn’t need the Centre’s help because “Mann Sarkar is self-sufficient.”
But logic was never the Assembly’s strong point. One wonders: if the Centre hasn’t sent a rupee, then where did the crores already spent on flood photo-ops come from? And if AAP has to protest, shouldn’t they be sitting outside Delhi’s North Block instead of making the Punjab Vidhan Sabha a drama stage?
The opposition was left confused — normally, it’s their job to storm the well, raise slogans, and get suspended. But here, the ruling party snatched that role too. Perhaps next time, they’ll even move a no-confidence motion against their own Chief Minister for better publicity.
It seems Punjab’s Assembly has turned into a theatre where the actors forget their roles — the ruling party behaves like opposition, the opposition looks like the audience, and the public outside still drowns, not just in floods but also in broken promises.