BJP talked of making India 'Congress-mukt', but party itself becoming 'Congress-yukt': AAP
Chandigarh, Jun 5: A day after four senior Congress leaders joined the BJP here, the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday said the BJP which talked of a "Congress-mukt Bharat" is itself becoming "Congress-yukt".
Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab unit chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang accused the BJP of adopting double standards and said it had levelled various charges against many of the Congress leaders who joined it on Saturday.
"BJP talks about ideology. Has it failed to create leadership in Punjab for so many years or are its leaders not competent that it has to take Congress' kachra (garbage)," he alleged.
Former ministers and Congress leaders Raj Kumar Verka, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora and Gurpreet Singh Kangar joined the BJP.
Former Congress MLA Kewal Dhillon and former SAD MLAs Sarup Chand Singla and Mohinder Kaur Josh also joined the BJP.
Kang said when the BJP came to power at the Centre it talked of a "Congress-mukt Bharat" (Congress-free India).
"But going by the trend of the past few years, the reality is the opposite and the BJP is becoming Congress-yukt," said Kang while referring to the BJP inducting several leaders from the grand old party over the years.
On opposition parties targeting the Bhagwant Mann-led government over alleged worsening law and order situation in Punjab, Kang said whatever incidents have occurred, the Punjab Police has been proactively following and investigating them so that the culprits are punished.
Referring to singer Sidhu Moosewala's killing, he said an SIT is already conducting a thorough probe.
Replying to a question, Kang said that Punjab Police is competent to carry out a thorough probe in the incident, but at the same time the government will positively consider the demand of the family if it wants probe by a central agency.
On the joining of four former ministers on Saturday, Kang said the BJP had inducted "rejected leaders" into its fold.
About former minister Sunder Sham Arora, Kang claimed BJP leader Tikshan Sud had levelled serious allegations of corrupt practices against him.
Likewise, other BJP leaders had also targeted Balbir Sidhu, who was the health minister in the then Amarinder Singh-led government, over alleged corrupt practices, he said.
"The people of Punjab know their reality. They have already been rejected by people in the polls," Kang said.
"BJP says they are against corruption, nepotism. But their double standards have been exposed," said Kang.
Ahead of the Punjab assembly polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal had in November during a visit to Amritsar said many from the Congress were in touch with his party but it would not take their "kachra" (garbage).
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Probe into Zubeen Garg's death ongoing, no foul play suspected yet: Singapore police
Singapore (PTI): Investigations into the death of singer Zubeen Garg are ongoing but so far no foul play is suspected, Singapore police have said.
Garg died under mysterious circumstances while swimming in the sea in Singapore on September 19.
The case is currently still being investigated by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), in accordance with the Singapore Coroners Act 2010, the police said on Thursday.
“Based on our investigations so far, the SPF does not suspect foul play in the death of Garg,” said the statement.
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Upon completion of the investigations, the findings will be submitted to the State Coroner in Singapore, who will hold a Coroner’s Inquiry (CI), currently scheduled for January and February 2026.
A CI is a fact-finding process led by the Coroner to establish the cause and circumstances of death. Its findings will be made public upon conclusion, said the SPF.
Singapore police are committed to conducting a thorough and professional investigation into the case, it said.
“We seek the patience and understanding of the parties involved. Meanwhile, we urge the public not to speculate and spread unverified information,” said SPF.
A Special Investigation Team probing Garg's death charged four accused, including the singer’s secretary Siddhartha Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, with murder in a chargesheet filed in a court in India last week.
Garg was due to perform at the 4th Northeast India Festival at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 20.
