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Rekha Gupta Brands Mann a ‘Mask’ During Ludhiana West By-Election Campaign

She detailed rampant drug trafficking, unfulfilled welfare pledges, corruption allegations, Delhi AAP leaders’ direct influence over Punjab as voters prepare for the June 19 vote.

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Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its supremo, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said new cases have been filed against Arvind Kejriwal and his team in Delhi for corruption, and that those party leaders currently out on bail could soon be imprisoned. (HT File)

Overview

  • Gupta accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of acting as a ‘mukhota’ while Delhi AAP leaders rejected by local voters run Punjab’s administration and engage in corrupt practices.
  • She said Punjab has become a ‘Chitta Express’ under AAP rule, blaming the government for failing to curb drug trafficking and spurious liquor deaths.
  • Gupta highlighted unmet promises on a ₹1,000 monthly allowance for women, upgrades to health infrastructure and improvements in schools after three and a half years in office.
  • Campaigning for BJP candidate Jiwan Gupta in the June 19 Ludhiana West by-election, she urged voters to back a platform of service, good governance and prosperity.
  • AAP spokesperson Neel Garg countered that 80 percent of the party’s guarantees have been delivered and pledged to roll out the women’s allowance soon.