Chandigarh, March 20: AAP Punjab Media Incharge Baltej Pannu has maintained that Sukhbir Singh Badal’s efforts to blame the Aam Aadmi Party for sacrilege incidents are a failed attempt to save his political career. Pannu asserted that from the 1986 Nakodar episode to the 2015 Behbal Kalan killings, the responsibility for Punjab’s most painful religious grievances lies squarely with the Shiromani Akali Dal. He stated that the SAD is now attempting to “revive itself by shifting blame,” a tactic he claimed the public sees through.
Pannu declared that the historical record contradicts Badal’s narrative, specifically pointing to the events of June 2015 when the Badal family was in power. He affirmed that it was under their watch that the sacred bir was stolen and subsequently desecrated, leading to the tragic police firing on peacefully protesting Sikhs. The AAP leader stated that the martyrdom of innocent youths at Behbal Kalan is a wound that the people of Punjab will never forget, and he asserted that the real faces behind these incidents are well-documented in judicial commission reports.
Addressing the current legal status of the Akali leadership, Pannu noted that Sukhbir Singh Badal and several top police officials from his tenure are currently facing court proceedings. He maintained that these legal realities stand as a testament to the mismanagement and alleged patronage of criminal elements during the 2007–2017 period. Pannu asserted that the Akali Dal is responsible for pushing the state into a cycle of corruption and drugs, and he declared that their current allegations against the AAP government are entirely without merit.
The AAP General Secretary concluded by stating that the “dark era” of the Akali administration cannot be erased by political rhetoric. He affirmed that the AAP government is focused on progress and justice, whereas the SAD is merely trying to distract from its own record of failure. Pannu maintained that the people of Punjab have moved past the era of divisive politics and will continue to hold the Akali leadership accountable for their past actions.
