TARN TARAN, Sept. 21 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to list its achievements instead of resorting to "scare politics". It criticised the ruling party for distributing pamphlets to households that "warn people against the repercussions of voting for the opposition and particularly SAD".

The AAP on Saturday formally launched its campaign for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections from Ludhiana where chief minister Bhagwant Mann unveiled the party's election pamphlet.

Addressing a "Punjab Bachao" campaign rally in Tarn Taran, SAD president Sukhbir Badal launched a direct attack on the AAP, stating, "Having failed on every front, AAP launched a new stunt in villages on Saturday to intimidate people in...