Overview

• Cheema alleged that Bishnoi is being protected in Gujarat jail by the BJP to enable targeted killings in non-BJP ruled states, citing the July 7 Abohar murder of businessman Sanjay Verma.
• He said the AAP government will pursue a production warrant to present Bishnoi before Punjab courts for trial on cases including the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala and threats to Salman Khan.
• Cheema urged the union and Gujarat governments to transfer Bishnoi to jurisdictions with pending FIRs against him, highlighting deficiencies in inter-state prisoner transfer protocols.
• The dispute has underscored tensions between Punjab’s AAP leadership and the BJP over federal law enforcement cooperation and judicial accountability.
• BJP state chief Sunil Jakhar rejected the allegations and challenged the AAP on its own law-and-order record and handling of prison interviews.