The Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) on Tuesday claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was stopped at Delhi airport for 3 hours.
Based on AAP, officers additionally fined Mann ₹50,000 after he returned from Paris. The officers reportedly stated they have been below heavy strain from greater authorities.
Former Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj stated in a publish on X that, simply as Ravan’s conceitedness was crushed on Dussehra, the central authorities’s conceitedness must also be dropped at an finish.
Mann attended the worldwide meals commerce exhibition SIAL Paris 2026, held from October 17 to 21. The Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom had granted him permission to go to France after he challenged the Centre’s choice.
Declare: Positive issued after baggage was loaded
Punjab AAP media in-charge Baltej Pannu linked the incident to the Centre repeatedly withholding permission for Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s overseas visits.
In a video posted on X, Pannu stated officers initially cited delays within the arrival of bags or the inspection course of. He alleged that after Mann’s baggage had been loaded into his car and he was about to go away, officers issued a superb, saying they have been below “heavy strain from above”.
AAP alleges Mann was denied protocol in Paris
AAP chief Baltej Pannu accused the Centre of discriminating in opposition to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
He stated Mann had attended the SIAL meals commerce exhibition in Paris to advertise Punjab’s merchandise in worldwide markets. Based on Pannu, regardless of a Excessive Courtroom directive, the Indian Consul Normal in Paris didn’t come to fulfill Mann.
Centre accused of withholding Punjab’s funds
Pannu accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central authorities of obstructing Punjab’s improvement.
He alleged that the Centre had saved farmers at Delhi’s borders for one-and-a-half years, withheld funds legitimately resulting from Punjab, and denied permission for the Chief Minister’s overseas visits at the very least 4 occasions.
The AAP chief additional alleged that the Centre feared Mann’s overseas visits would entice funding to Punjab.
