Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, on Saturday attended India TV's Chunav Manch and said AAP delivers what it promises. Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mann said they only know to 'use people as per their benefits.' He also questioned the CM face of the BJP for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections 2025.
Is Congress an asset or liability?
Replying to a question on the alliance with Congress during the Lok Sabha Elections in 2024 and the continuation of the INDIA bloc, Mann said, "We have collaborated with parties that have come together to save the Constitution. We have come together to save the Constitution. Nation first, party second." He further added, "We are with forces who want to save the Constitution on a national platform. We are united for the country because if we (Opposition) keep fighting together, they (BJP) will change the Constitution."\
On pollution
On the pollution issue, the Punjab CM said there is no significant backing for the claim that Delhi pollution is primarily due to stubble burning in Punjab. He said, "I don't understand how the smoke caused by stubble burning is reaching Delhi and not Haryana. It is only to mislead from the main issue on which the Centre must take steps, as pollution has become a problem of the entire North India."
He further took a jibe at Prime Minister Modi and said, "Modi ji Ukraine ka yuddha rukwa sakte hain toh dhuan kyun rok pa rahe?" (PM Modi can stop the Ukraine war; why not smoke leading to pollution?).
On farmers protests
Replying to a question on whether farmers' protests will stop, CM Bhagwant Mann said the Centre must hold talks instead of stopping them from entering borders. "Now they are holding talks with the farmers, and soon after their initiation, farmers agreed to medical aid for the leader Dallewal. Why did they take so long to hold the conversations?"
On BJP's CM face
Bhagwant Mann questioned who the CM candidate of the BJP is in the Delhi elections. "What is BJP's next move after the elections? They are so unsure of their victory that they are not announcing a CM face. However, they are correct for not announcing the name because anyway they are not winning."
Delhi Assembly Elections 2025
Delhi will go to the polls to elect a 70-member Delhi assembly. As per the schedule, the voting will be held on February 5. The results of the Delhi Assembly Elections will be declared on February 8. The Delhi Assembly Election 2025 is a triangular contest between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress.