{"id":57495,"date":"2025-12-22T18:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=57495"},"modified":"2025-12-22T18:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:40:20","slug":"frustrated-after-repeated-defeats-congress-sad-presidents-resorting-to-lies-and-excuses-baltej-pannu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/frustrated-after-repeated-defeats-congress-sad-presidents-resorting-to-lies-and-excuses-baltej-pannu\/","title":{"rendered":"Frustrated After Repeated Defeats, Congress &#038; SAD Presidents Resorting to Lies and Excuses: Baltej Pannu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punjab News:<\/span> Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab General Secretary and Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday strongly rebutted the baseless allegations levelled by Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal regarding the recently concluded Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a press conference at the party office, Pannu said that both Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal failed to field candidates in several constituencies and are now falsely accusing AAP of \u201ccapturing\u201d seats. \u201cIf Congress chose to boycott elections because it could not find candidates, then the responsibility lies solely with Congress. Someone had to win those seats, and AAP had candidates everywhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pannu pointed out that Congress first alleged that nomination papers were snatched, torn or rejected under pressure. \u201cWhen these excuses failed, Raja Warring suddenly started claiming that Congress boycotted 18 seats and AAP benefited from it. This is nothing but an attempt to cover up political failure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He cited the Tarn Taran seat, where AAP won by a huge margin while Congress slipped to fourth position and lost its security deposit. \u201cThat happened because Congress virtually abandoned the contest,\u201d Pannu said, adding that Raja Warring should also introspect whether his own controversial remarks against SC and BC communities contributed to his party\u2019s humiliation there.<\/p>\n<p>Taking on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, Pannu dismissed claims that hundreds of Akali nomination papers were rejected across constituencies. He reminded that the entire nomination and scrutiny process is videographed. \u201cIf their candidates existed and papers were wrongly rejected, they should produce video evidence. Were these candidates imaginary, or from some forgotten era like dinosaurs?\u201d Pannu asked.<\/p>\n<p>Pannu said the truth is simple: neither Congress nor SAD could find candidates, yet their leaders are dreaming of becoming Punjab\u2019s next Chief Minister. \u201cEven before results, Raja Warring rushed to the High Court for publicity, despite knowing that videography during counting is mandatory. This opposition survives on one-day headlines, not on public support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said both Raja Warring and Sukhbir Badal must accept their defeats, including the Tarn Taran by-election. \u201cThe people have clearly rejected them in Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections as well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Pannu said the elections reflected people\u2019s endorsement of AAP\u2019s governance over the last four years. \u201cVoters supported AAP\u2019s work, 600 units of free electricity, daytime power supply for farmers, massive road development and the closure of 16 toll plazas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rejecting opposition claims of irregularities, Pannu asserted that this was one of the cleanest elections in decades. \u201cThe administration did not favour any party. People voted for work, not propaganda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by stating that Congress and SAD are spreading misinformation out of frustration, sensing their inevitable defeat in 2027. \u201cThese parties have lost their base in villages. Punjab remembers the misrule, drugs, lawlessness and sacrilege incidents under SAD and has already pushed them to the political margins,\u201d Pannu said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab News: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab General Secretary and Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday strongly rebutted the baseless allegations levelled by Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal regarding the recently concluded Zila Parishad and Block Samiti elections. 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