{"id":60831,"date":"2026-02-22T20:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=60831"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:42:08","slug":"aap-greets-haryana-cm-nayab-saini-with-black-flags-in-ludhiana-slams-bjp-for-being-anti-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/aap-greets-haryana-cm-nayab-saini-with-black-flags-in-ludhiana-slams-bjp-for-being-anti-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"AAP greets Haryana CM Nayab Saini with black flags in Ludhiana, slams BJP for being anti Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Strong protest against BJP for withholding Punjab\u2019s funds; Centre must stop misleading Punjabis: AAP<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ludhiana News:<\/span> On Sunday, karyakartas and leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini with black flags in Ludhiana. As Nayab Saini, who had come to attend the \u201cPurvanchal Samman Rally,\u201d descended from the Dhuri Line Railway Overbridge, AAP karyakartas raised slogans against him and waved black flags to protest what they described as the BJP\u2019s discriminatory policies towards Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the protest, AAP MLA from Atam Nagar Kulwant Singh Sidhu told the media, \u201cWe are protesting today because the BJP has always adopted an anti-Punjab stance. Sitting at the Centre, they withhold funds meant for Punjab\u2019s health, education, and development, and then come here to mislead the people. The people of Punjab are not naive; they know BJP&#8217;s true face very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion, AAP Lok Sabha Incharge Sharanpal Singh Makkar also addressed the protesters. He said, \u201cThe people of Punjab are well aware of the BJP\u2019s propaganda. Today\u2019s protest sends a clear message to the BJP and its leaders that they cannot come to Punjab and try to cover up their anti-farmer, anti-trader, and anti-Punjab policies. You have the right to campaign, but do not mislead people by raising false questions about Punjab\u2019s law and order situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the protest, AAP District President (Ludhiana Urban) Jatinder Khangura countered the BJP by presenting figures. He said, \u201cBefore lecturing Punjab, the Haryana Chief Minister should look at the condition of his own state. According to reports of central agencies, Punjab ranks second in the country in maintaining law and order, while Haryana recorded more than 1,000 murders in 2023 and more than 900 in 2024. Incidents of atrocities against women and Dalits are also significantly higher there. The burden of debt on Punjab\u2019s farmers increased when the BJP was in power here. False statements cannot change the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AAP leaders said that instead of seeking political gains in Punjab, the Haryana government should focus on resolving the serious issues within its own state. Apart from CM Nayab Singh Saini, senior Punjab BJP leaders were also present at this event, but the strong protest by AAP volunteers outside overshadowed their political gathering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong protest against BJP for withholding Punjab\u2019s funds; Centre must stop misleading Punjabis: AAP Ludhiana News: On Sunday, karyakartas and leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini with black flags in Ludhiana. As Nayab Saini, who had come to attend the \u201cPurvanchal Samman Rally,\u201d descended from the Dhuri [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":60832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-political-news","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AAP greets Haryana CM Nayab Saini with black flags in Ludhiana, slams BJP for being anti Punjab - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/aap-greets-haryana-cm-nayab-saini-with-black-flags-in-ludhiana-slams-bjp-for-being-anti-punjab\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AAP greets Haryana CM Nayab Saini with black flags in Ludhiana, slams BJP for being anti Punjab - PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Strong protest against BJP for withholding Punjab\u2019s funds; Centre must stop misleading Punjabis: AAP Ludhiana News: On Sunday, karyakartas and leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) welcomed Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini with black flags in Ludhiana. 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