Jalandhar-Sukhpal Singh Khaira, MLA from Bholath, today strongly condemned what he described as the complete breakdown of law and order in Punjab, stating that the state has been virtually handed over to gangsters under the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government.
Reacting to the brutal broad daylight murder of Jhirmal Singh, former Sarpanch of Valtoha, who was shot dead during a wedding function in Amritsar today, Khaira said that this shocking incident has once again exposed the utter failure of the Punjab government to protect the lives of its citizens. “If people are being gunned down mercilessly at public celebrations like weddings, it clearly shows that criminals have no fear of the law anymore,” he said.
Khaira pointed out that such heinous crimes have now become a daily occurrence across Punjab, with extortion, shootings, murders and gang rivalries becoming the new normal. “From villages to cities, the common man is living in constant fear while the government remains a mute spectator,” he added.
Holding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who also holds the portfolio of Home Minister, directly responsible for this alarming situation, Khaira demanded his immediate resignation. “Bhagwant Mann has miserably failed on the most basic duty of a government ensuring safety and security of its people,” he asserted.
Khaira further accused the AAP government of hypocrisy, stating that while Punjab burns under criminal anarchy, the AAP leadership has surrounded itself with unprecedented security cover. “The AAP government has ensured massive security paraphernalia for its leaders like Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal, Sisodia and others, while the ordinary citizens of Punjab are left completely at the mercy of gangsters and criminals,” he said.
“The message from this government is loud and clear VIP lives matter, common lives do not,” Khaira remarked, adding that Punjab has never witnessed such a catastrophic collapse of governance in recent history.
Khaira demanded immediate and decisive action against organised crime, accountability of senior police and administrative officers, and a complete overhaul of the state’s security apparatus. “Punjab deserves peace, not propaganda; governance, not theatrics,” he concluded.