India, May 13 -- Ludhiana

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress accusing them of betraying Punjab through divisive politics, corruption and anti-state decisions over the years.

Addressing a Lok Milni programme at Manki village in Samrala, the CM said the BJP had exposed its anti-Punjab mindset by making Sanskrit compulsory and Punjabi optional in army schools, and pointed out that the party thrives on creating communal tensions before elections to polarise voters. He also cautioned that if voted to power in the state, the BJP would again impose the "black farm laws".

Reminding people of the deaths of hundreds of farmers during the agit...