Total collapse of governance under Bhagwant Mann: Former CM Capt Amarinder Singh

Chandigarh, August 22, 2025: Former Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh today strongly condemned the arrests of BJP workers across Punjab, where welfare camps delivering Central Government schemes were forcibly dismantled by the state police on the instructions of the Bhagwant Mann Government.

Capt. Amarinder Singh stated that instead of strengthening law and order, curbing the rampant drug trade, and addressing the growing menace of crime, the Punjab Police is being shamefully misused as a political tool to suppress BJP’s lawful and democratic initiatives. “BJP has been organizing welfare camps across villages to ensure that poor families, farmers, women, Dalits, and youth can directly avail the benefits of Modi Govt’s schemes such as Ayushman Bharat, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, pension and insurance benefits. But the Mann Government, out of sheer political insecurity, is obstructing these efforts,” he asserted.

Highlighting the failure of the AAP Government, Capt. Amarinder added: “It is because of the total collapse of governance under Bhagwant Mann that BJP has had to step in and connect people with Central Government schemes. Instead of welcoming this outreach, the state government is resorting to high-handed tactics of arrests, harassment, and disruption. This reflects nothing but the Mann Government’s deep fear of BJP’s growing connect with the common people of Punjab.”

He further questioned whether Bhagwant Mann is truly governing Punjab or merely entertaining directions from Delhi. “By stopping welfare camps and arresting workers, the AAP Government has not only exposed its insecurities but also betrayed the trust of the people who are already reeling under unemployment, poor infrastructure, and the unchecked drug crisis,” Capt. Amarinder said.

He called upon the Governor of Punjab and the Union Home Ministry to take serious note of the misuse of Punjab Police for political vendetta. “The people of Punjab deserve governance, not dictatorship. BJP will continue to fight for the rights of every section of society and ensure that the benefits of Central schemes reach every household, no matter how many obstacles the Mann Government creates.