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Punjab Congress Chief Warns AAP: State Heading Towards Bloodshed Amid Polls

Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has issued a stark warning to the ruling AAP government. He alleges the state is being pushed towards anarchy by promoting gangsters to win elections. Warring claims the AAP is so afraid of losing that it tried to avoid holding the Zila Parishad polls altogether. He also vows to hold complicit police officers accountable for their actions.

Key Points: Amarinder Singh Raja Warring Warns AAP Over Punjab Poll Violence

  • Warring accuses AAP government of patronizing gangsters to win elections
  • Warns police officers acting as AAP 'yes men' of legal consequences
  • Claims AAP is scared of losing, forced into polls by court
  • Details how Congress candidates were intimidated from filing nominations
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Zila Parishad polls: Punjab Congress chief warns AAP of pushing state towards bloodshed

Punjab Congress chief accuses AAP of patronizing gangsters and hijacking election machinery, warning of potential bloodshed in Zila Parishad polls.

"We will neither forget nor forgive. - Amarinder Singh Raja Warring"

Chandigarh, Dec 5

Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday warned the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab against pushing the state towards anarchy and bloodshed, saying it is promoting and “patronising” the “gangsters” to win the elections.

He said the government appeared to be following former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s diktat of ‘saam, daam, dand, beid’ in letter and spirit in Punjab.

He also warned all those police officers who have turned into AAP’s yes men that they will be dealt with according to the law.

“We will neither forget nor forgive,” he made it categorically clear to all such officers.

Warring told the media here that the ruling party was scared and panic-stricken at the prospect of losing the elections, as it had already realised that the ground had slipped from beneath its feet.

He pointed out that the AAP government was reluctant to hold the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections as it knew it would lose. It was only after the court intervened that the government was forced to hold the elections, he added.

The PCC President gave graphic details from across the state on how the Congress candidates for the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections were intimidated and prevented from filing their nomination papers.

He expressed strong apprehensions that the nomination papers of even those who have somehow managed to file these might get rejected at scrutiny, as the ruling party has completely hijacked the election machinery.

- IANS

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Sarah B
As an observer, this sounds like typical political blame-shifting before elections. Both sides make these allegations. The real issue is whether people get basic services, not this war of words.
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Priya S
This is so disappointing. Punjab has suffered enough. We need development and peace, not this "saam, daam, dand, bhed" politics. When will our leaders think about the common aam aadmi?
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Aman W
If what he says is true about candidates being stopped from filing nominations, it's a very serious matter. The court had to step in for the polls to happen? That itself says a lot.
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Kavya N
While I respect Mr. Warring, using terms like "bloodshed" feels inflammatory. As a citizen, I want responsible language from leaders. Criticize policy, but don't escalate tensions. We remember the past.
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Vikram M
The warning to police officers is important. They must serve the constitution, not a political party. Hope there is a free and fair election. Punjab's future depends on it.

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