Chandigarh, March 16 (NationPress) Sunil Jakhar, the Punjab BJP President, expressed strong criticism towards the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Monday. He stated that the primary outcomes of the past four years under AAP have been a significant increase in debt, alongside a troubling rise in gangster activity and drug-related issues.

Jakhar's remarks came as he reflected on the four-year tenure of the AAP administration in Punjab.

He emphasized that the Chief Minister cannot deflect accountability by labeling gangsterism as an international dilemma.

“Every Punjabi is well aware of the government’s lackluster performance,” Jakhar asserted.

“The people are engulfed in fear due to daily criminal occurrences. Extortion calls are commonplace, yet the government persists in claiming that everything is under control.”

He argued that if the government’s assertions about tackling drug issues were indeed valid, the police wouldn't need to urge citizens to form village committees for night patrols.

Moreover, he pointed out that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his “super chief minister” are now notably quiet regarding their election pledge to generate Rs 20,000 crore from mining.

Jakhar alleged that illegal mining operations are occurring openly in the state, questioning where the funds generated from these activities are being directed.

He raised doubts about whether a party that once positioned itself as an anti-corruption crusader is now operating on the very proceeds of corruption.

Furthermore, he stated that under the guise of providing free and affordable electricity, the Punjab State Power Corporation is on the verge of bankruptcy.

He cautioned that this situation could ultimately lead to privatization, which would impose an unimaginable burden on Punjab’s consumers in the future.

Regarding the so-called “education revolution model,” Jakhar declared it a failure, arguing that if merely changing colors could induce a revolution, then a chameleon would be the greatest revolutionary.

He insisted that if AAP leaders genuinely believed in their educational reforms, they would enroll their own children in government schools.

He questioned how the public could trust a model that even their own MLAs do not embrace.

Jakhar also claimed that corruption has reached unprecedented levels, with the “rates of corruption” escalating.

According to him, dissatisfaction with the government permeates all segments of society.

“Government employees are deprived of their dearness allowance (DA), and the administration has failed to implement a coherent agricultural policy. Instead, the Chief Minister insists that the Central government should manage agricultural issues, which fall squarely under state jurisdiction,” Jakhar added.