Security lapses in Punjab reached a new low, prompting senior Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia to mock the Bhagwant Mann administration’s skewed priorities. Two officers perished in a border ambush, yet police resources were diverted to a high-profile pre-wedding function.
Majithia’s viral X missive dissected the Gurdaspur outrage: assailants struck Adian checkpost under Dorangla station, 1.5 km from Indo-Pak line, killing Home Guard Ashok Kumar (Akhlapur) and ASI Gurnam Singh (Gadarian). Official silence on motives and miscreants betrays dereliction of duty.
Enter the farce in Batala, where cops allegedly formed a security cordon for Market Committee Chairman Engineer Manik Mehta’s pre-wedding shoot. Majithia fumed: ‘Is cop safety secondary to wedding reels?’ He sought explanations from force commanders and AAP bigwigs, decrying the commodification of police for personal events.
Insisting on suspensions, Majithia warned of unprecedented precedents eroding morale. In a state haunted by cross-border tensions, this dichotomy fuels debate on governance failures. As opposition sharpens attacks, the onus lies on AAP to plug leaks in its security framework and reaffirm commitment to those on the frontlines.