Ludhiana, May 20
Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday accused the BJP of attempting to remove genuine Punjabi voters through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. He said the party would not allow the deletion of even a single legitimate vote in the state.
The issue was discussed during a meeting of the AAP working committee attended by ministers, MLAs, district presidents, constituency in-charge members, youth wing members and other office bearers. According to party leaders, the meeting focused on preventing wrongful vote deletions during the SIR process.
Addressing party workers and leaders, Sisodia alleged that after using agencies such as the CBI and Enforcement Directorate against opposition leaders, the BJP was now attempting to weaken democracy in Punjab through the electoral revision exercise.
He claimed that preparations were being made to remove lakhs of Punjabi voters and deprive them of their democratic rights. Sisodia said AAP workers, ministers and MLAs would monitor the process from the booth level to the state level to ensure that no voter faces injustice.
“AAP volunteers, leaders, MLAs and ministers will step into the field to protect every vote. No Punjabi will be allowed to face injustice,” he said.
Calling the BJP “anti-Punjab,” Sisodia alleged that the party was trying to expand its influence over institutions and resources in Punjab, including Chandigarh, the Bhakra Dam, and Panjab University.
Referring to cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora, Sisodia alleged that he had been implicated in a false case for refusing to bow before the BJP. He further claimed that some former AAP leaders joined the BJP under pressure, while others were being targeted for remaining committed to the party’s ideology.
AAP Punjab president Aman Arora said the party was fully prepared to protect the democratic rights of voters and would strongly oppose any attempt to delete genuine votes in Punjab ahead of the assembly elections.
Targeting the Centre over the recent increase in petrol and diesel prices, Arora alleged that the government had failed to control inflation and was further burdening common people through repeated fuel price hikes.
