Overview
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann posted a Punjabi message on X suggesting that visitors to an undertrial were acting like judges, a remark widely read as targeting Radha Soami Satsang Beas head Gurinder Singh Dhillon.
- The post followed Dhillon’s meeting with SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia in Nabha jail, where Dhillon called the charges against him wrong, as the Supreme Court granted Majithia bail and he was released.
- Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa and BJP leader Tarun Chugh criticized the comment and pressed AAP to clarify whether it reflects the party’s position or Mann’s personal view.
- Internal dissent surfaced as Banga MLA Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi resigned from his CONWARE chairmanship, prompting interventions by ministers Harpal Cheema and Harjot Bains and MP Malvinder Singh Kang.
- AAP leaders including state president Aman Arora and Finance Minister Harpal Cheema publicly downplayed the episode, expressed personal respect for Dhillon, and noted the case context remains sub judice.