Bhagwant Mann gets legal notice from Tarun Chugh for linking BJP to bomb blasts

Bhagwant Mann has been issued a legal notice by advocate Sanket Gupta on behalf of BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, alleging criminal defamation and misinformation over the Punjab Chief Minister’s recent statements linking the BJP to recent bomb blasts.

The notice has asked the AAP leader to issue an unconditional apology and withdraw his remarks. Further, it warns of criminal and civil legal action if not complied with within seven days.

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The notice states that Mann has “directly or indirectly accused BJP of orchestrating such acts, which constitutes an allegation of the gravest nature made with reckless disregard for truth”.

It further highlights that the AAP leader’s statement stands in “direct contradiction to the official position of the Director General of Police, Punjab, who has indicated that such incidents appear to be part of a larger proxy war involving foreign hostile elements, including ISI-backed networks, thereby exposing the falsity and motivated nature of your allegations”.

What Bhagwant Mann said?

Two blasts were reported on Tuesday night, one outside the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar at around 8 pm, while the other near the Army cantonment area in Khasa, Amritsar, at around 11 pm.

However, Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday termed the twin blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar “minor”. He even targeted the BJP and claimed that this was how the saffron party was preparing for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

He told reports that the BJP wants to create an atmosphere of fear and added that they want to scare people into getting their votes.

“BJP is a communal party. The Assembly elections are over in West Bengal, and they (BJP) have said that now it is Punjab’s turn, which indicates that these minor blasts are part of their preparation for the Punjab assembly elections,” Mann said.

Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Legislative Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, also slammed Bhagwant Mann and asked him to place the evidence before the people of Punjab if he has information regarding BJP’s involvement.

“If Bhagwant Mann has information that @BJP4Punjab leaders or workers are involved, then he should immediately disclose his sources, place the evidence before the people of Punjab, and register criminal cases against all those responsible. I dare Bhagwant Mann to act on his own allegations and register case against BJP instead of hiding behind politically convenient statements,” he wrote on X.