ISLAMABAD: Aam Aadmi Party national convener and former Chief Minister of New Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, on Tuesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarians of spreading “lies” about youth in Punjab and its police personnel in a video in which they were called “drug zombies.”
In a post on X, Arvind Kejriwal said, “Many BJP people spread this lie together yesterday. Did the order come from the PMO? Does the PMO spread lies in the country?”
Former cricketer and BJP MP Harbajan Singh, in a post on Monday, had shared a video and wrote, “The evil eye has struck, my friend, on our Punjab ... The governments have ruined Punjab and its Punjabi youth … Where have they brought Punjab to? The Punjab that was once known for its rising fortunes, courage, and bravery -- today, that same Punjab's youth is besieged by addictions. There's still time -- save my Punjab. Save Punjab's youth.”
However, Punjab Police quickly fact-checked the BJP MP, explaining that the shared video purportedly originated from Rajasthan.
"The video being circulated is from Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan -- not Punjab -- and has no connection with Punjab Police.”
“A Punjabi audio track does not make an incident a Punjab incident,” the Punjab police further explained.
According to India Today, the BJP regularly criticizes the state government in Indian Punjab — led by the Aam Aadmi Party — primarily as part of its political strategy to challenge the ruling party and to highlight local governance challenges.
