CHANDIGARH: Shortly after the Punjab Congress claimed that there will be a split in the AAP as more than 30 MLAs are in touch with the Congress, the BJP on Monday claimed that AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is vying for Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's post.
BJP leader and MLA from Rajouri Garden in Delhi, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, wrote on X and attached a video alleging that Kejriwal has called a meeting of AAP Punjab MLAs in Delhi to remove Bhagwant Mann from the CM post by branding him as 'incompetant'.
Sirsa said in the X post, that Kejriwal failed to fulfil his promise of granting women Rs 1000 to women and in curbing drug abuse, worsening Punjab’s situation.
He said, "Now, he wants to put all failure on Bhagwant Mann. He is making AAP Punjab MLAs say that Kejriwal is a ‘good man’ and should be made Chief Minister instead!"
Sirsa warned Kejriwal to not try such things in Punjab as the people will not tolerate this.
"I want to tell CM Mann to be vigilant. Kejriwal is not trustworthy or reliable; he has ditched everyone, be it Kumar Vishwas or any other MLA. Now he will be ditch you too, CM Mann and the people of the state. We do not want a man who ruined Delhi to further destroy the state of Punjab," he said.
Kejriwal has called a meeting with AAP ministers from Punjab on Tuesday in which it is likely to deliberate on the fallout of the Delhi election results and plan for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections.
Currently, Punjab is the only state where AAP is in power.