Shery Kalsi refutes Manjinder Singh Sirsas allegations against Aam Aadmi Party and Punjab government.
Ludhiana:
Aam Aadmi Party
's Punjab working president, Shery Kalsi, has launched a scathing rebuttal of
Bharatiya Janata Party
campaigner Manjinder Singh Sirsa's accusation that the state's AAP govt is enabling door-to-door drug delivery.
"This is not just a lie—it's a naked, shameless one," Kalsi said on Sunday, responding to Sirsa's press conference in which the BJP leader blamed AAP for worsening Punjab's drug problem. Kalsi reminded Sirsa that synthetic drugs like chitta were unheard of before 2007 and alleged it was the 2007–2017 regime of the BJP-SAD coalition that had pushed Punjab into a narcotics crisis. "Instead of jobs, the youth were handed syringes.
Drug traffickers were protected, not prosecuted," he said, directly accusing Sirsa of complicity, citing his past role as officer on special duty (OSD) to former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Kalsi questioned Sirsa's personal contribution during that time, saying, "You were in the system. What did you do to stop it? And now, you preach morality?" He also referenced past allegations against Sirsa, including claims of financial impropriety involving Sikh religious donations.
"The public hasn't forgotten," he added. In a pointed swipe, Kalsi challenged Sirsa's credibility as a voice for Punjab. "You were born in Haryana and live in Delhi.
You don't understand Punjab's soil or its pain," he said.
Highlighting the AAP govt's current performance, Kalsi said the state was witnessing real reforms — schools being upgraded, youth receiving jobs without bribes, and households benefiting from 300 units of free electricity. "No one is buying your lies anymore," he concluded.
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