Jalandhar, May 12 -- Former Punjab Education Minister and Congress MLA Pargat Singh on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party, alleging collusion between the two outfits and describing their rivalry as a "sham fight", while terming the BJP as the "big goon" and the AAP as the "small goon".

Addressing the prevailing political situation in Punjab and the country, Pargat Singh said the BJP and the AAP are not genuinely opposed to each other. "The BJP and AAP have a tacit understanding and their apparent rivalry is merely a staged act -- a sham fight," he alleged.

Escalating his attack, the Congress leader said, "The small goon (AAP) engaged in hooliganism first in Punjab, and now the big go...