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Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, saying its four years in power had left the state weighed down by mounting debt, rising gangsterism and an unchecked drug menace.

Reacting to the Bhagwant Mann government completing four years in office, Jakhar described it as “the worst government in Punjab’s history.” He said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann could not evade accountability by portraying gangsterism as an international problem.

“Every Punjabi knows the ground reality. People are living in fear and receiving extortion calls while the government keeps claiming that everything is under control,” Jakhar said.

He added that the reported move by the police to form village night vigil committees itself exposed the hollowness of the government’s claims of having controlled the drug menace.

Questions on Finances and Mining Revenue

Jakhar also targeted the government over the state’s financial situation, alleging that Mann and his “super chief minister” had gone silent on their election promise of generating ₹20,000 crore annually from mining revenue.

Claiming that illegal mining remained rampant, he questioned where the revenue was going. He asked whether the party that once projected itself as a crusader against corruption was now surviving on such money.

Warning Over Power Subsidies

He further warned that the government’s policy of free and subsidised electricity was pushing the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) towards financial distress. According to Jakhar, this could ultimately lead to the privatisation of the power sector, placing a heavy burden on consumers.

Questions on Education Claims

Dismissing the AAP government’s claims of an education revolution, Jakhar said repainting school buildings did not amount to real reform. He pointed out that many AAP leaders and MLAs continued to send their children to private schools. “If their own legislators do not believe in this model, how can the public?” he asked.

Allegations of Corruption

Jakhar also alleged that companies accused earlier of colluding with Congress leaders in a bus body fabrication scam were once again being awarded contracts by the AAP government.

He further claimed that government employees had yet to receive their dearness allowance and accused the state government of lacking a credible agricultural policy. “Agriculture is a state subject, yet the Chief Minister keeps shifting the blame to the Centre,” he said. Concluding his criticism, Jakhar said the AAP government was “surviving on advertisements while the reality on the ground is entirely different.”