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BJP accuses AAP govt of ‘undeclared censorship’ in Punjab
The BJP on Saturday accused Punjab's AAP government of imposing 'undeclared censorship' on the media and worsening law and order, drug abuse and crime. At a Delhi press conference, BJP national general…
The Story in Brief
The BJP on Saturday accused Punjab's AAP government of imposing 'undeclared censorship' on the media and worsening law and order, drug abuse and crime. At a Delhi press conference, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said the chief minister's office is influencing what newspapers publish and TV channels air. He claimed gangsters and mafia operate under AAP protection, and demanded a dope test for Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Chugh also alleged illegal mining along the Ravi and Chakki rivers is being 'looted', with only Rs 800-900 crore of a promised Rs 20,000 crore reaching the exchequer. He cited High Court scrutiny and a National Green Tribunal ban on mining at 85 sites. He demanded judicial inquiries into a Barnala lathi-charge on protesting sanitation workers, a CBI probe into mining, and action on repeated paper leaks. AAP did not respond.
The Indian Opinion
The BJP's broadside reads like a pre-election checklist, but some charges deserve scrutiny beyond partisan noise. The mining figures and the NGT ban are concrete, and a judicial inquiry into the Barnala lathi-charge is a reasonable ask. Yet lumping paper leaks with censorship blurs distinct issues. The dope-test demand is theatre, not policy. Watch whether the AAP government orders the CBI probe or judicial inquiry; that single decision will separate real accountability from headline management on both sides.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
