Bajwa slammed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for allowing Delhi-based control over Punjab’s institutions, saying the entire episode was yet another example of AAP’s top-down interference, which continues to erode Punjab’s autonomy and identity.“Punjabis are alert. They refused to be fooled this time. AAP’s latest scheme was a direct assault on Punjabiyat—and the people of Punjab stopped it in its tracks,” Bajwa declared.Calling the reversal a victory of public awareness over political manipulation, Bajwa demanded strict safeguards to prevent such attempts in the future and urged the government to come clean with a white paper on language-based recruitment decisions.“Punjab belongs to Punjabis—not to outsiders who want to exploit it from Delhi. We won’t allow anyone to tamper with our language, our jobs, or our identity,” Bajwa warned.Meanwhile, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring accepted the challenge of state Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, suggesting that there should be a dope test of the Congress and the Akali leaders.At the same time, he regretted that Cheema, instead of taking the matter seriously was trying to politicise it and resort to the blame game. “While I welcome Cheema’s suggestion, let me ask why dope tests are only for the Akali and Congress leaders, why not the AAP leaders also?” he asked, while suggesting that there should be periodical dope tests of all political leaders, and it should include liquor also.
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