Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu on Friday strongly criticised Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, accusing him of making fabricated claims about AAP legislators to divert public attention from the growing infighting, confusion and leadership crisis within the Punjab Congress. He said the Congress leadership was preoccupied with internal power struggles instead of addressing issues concerning the people of Punjab.
Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had rightly predicted that as the 2027 Assembly elections approach, opposition parties would lose their political balance. “The statements and social media posts being issued by Congress leaders clearly reflected the deep divisions within the party. The situation in the Punjab Congress has deteriorated to such an extent that its leaders are busy fighting each other instead of raising public issues. Every statement and tweet coming from Congress leaders only exposes their internal conflict,” he said.
Rejecting Raja Warring’s claim that 40 to 45 AAP MLAs were in touch with the Congress, Baltej Pannu termed it a fabricated story aimed at diverting attention from the turmoil within the Congress. “Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa had earlier claimed that 30 to 35 MLAs were in contact with him, but later shifted his focus to allegations that even municipal councillors were being poached from the Congress,” he added.
“If Raja Warring’s figures are added to Bajwa’s claims, the Congress would already have enough numbers to form the government. It raises a simple question. If they have so many members with them, why didn’t the Congress form its own government? These contradictory statements only expose the confusion and desperation prevailing within the party,” he said.