Punjab MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa alleges threat to son from jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria
'Jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuriya has threatened to kill my son. One of my associates met my son and within one hour of leaving he was fired upon today,' Randhawa claimed in a post on X.
Randhawa further stated that he was currently in Delhi for the ongoing Parliament session and added, 'No gangster can shake me.' He also accused the Punjab government of allowing the law and order situation in the state to deteriorate, saying, '@BhagwantMann and @ArvindKejriwal have turned Punjab into a gangster's paradise where law and order has totally collapsed.'
The remarks follow ongoing tensions between Randhawa and Bhagwanpuria's family. The gangster's family had earlier alleged that Randhawa was involved in the killing of Bhagwanpuria's mother, Harjit Kaur, on June 26. Kaur died from gunshot injuries in what police described as a targeted attack by members of a rival group.
The police are yet to issue an official statement on Randhawa's latest allegations.
Meanwhile, reacting to Randhawa's allegations, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring slammed the 'complete collapse of law and order in Punjab'.
'A gangster has the audacity to threaten a senior @INCIndia leader and a former Deputy Chief Minister and a sitting MP, from inside the jail!!! Imagine the plight of a common people in Punjab. They are at the mercy of the gangsters only. This reflects complete collapse of law and order in Punjab,' he said in a Facebook post.
'Nobody feels safe. @AamAadmiParty has destroyed Punjab. We in @INCPunjab will not be intimidated. As @Sukhjinder_INC Sahab has said it simple and straight. But that does not mean @AAPPunjab government can run away from its responsibility. @BhagwantMann,' Warring added.
In a post on Facebook, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa also hit out at the 'total collapse of governance under Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal'.
'A jailed gangster openly threatening the family of a senior Punjab Congress leader, former Deputy Chief Minister, and current Member of Parliament — this is not just a failure of law and order, but a shameful example of total collapse of governance under Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal,' he said.
'If gangsters can intimidate elected representatives from behind bars, what must be the condition of the common people in Punjab? Is this the 'change' that the Aam Aadmi Party had promised — a state where criminals rule and citizens live in fear?' he added.
'Bhagwant Mann has turned Punjab into a playground for gangsters, while Arvind Kejriwal remains busy marketing false narratives. The truth is clear: under the Aam Aadmi Party, Punjab has become lawless,' Bajwa further said.
'As Sukhjinder Randhawa has said without mincing words — we stand firm. The Aam Aadmi Party government cannot distance itself from such incidents. Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal must answer to every citizen of Punjab who is now living in fear,' he added.
Bhagwanpuria was detained by the Narcotics Control Bureau under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in March and shifted from the central jail in Bathinda to Assam's Silchar jail. He was earlier in the custody of the Punjab Police in the 2022 Sidhu Moosewala murder case.
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