Chandigarh 1 April 2025 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau): The Congress on Monday called Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as the “foot soldier” of the BJP’s troll army, a day after the CM in a sharp remark said party leader Rahul Gandhi has been forced to become a leader despite lacking the quality for it.
The CM had made the remark in an interview to a private news channel in New Delhi when asked about Gandhi, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, reminded Mann of Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra during which he travelled from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on foot.
“Rahul Gandhi walked 4,080 km in Bharat Jodo Yatra to unite India and fight for the poor and minorities while Punjab drowned in drugs and despair under your #6pmNoCM watch-unfulfilled promises and skipped Budget Sessions. @RahulGandhi robustly defends the constitution in Parliament; you hide from questions, echoing @BJP4India lines,” Bajwa said.
Bajwa said Mann has “enrolled himself in the BJPs troll army as another foot soldier who takes orders from Union Home Minister Amit Shah”.
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said the Punjab Chief Minister seems to have “volunteered himself for going an extra mile to appease the BJP”.
Former Punjab Congress president Shamsher Singh Dullo said Mann was himself “an accidental CM” and should respect the sacrifice made by the Gandhi family for the country.
Summary: Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa alleges that Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann acts as a “foot soldier” for BJP’s online troll network, sparking political controversy.