Chandigarh, May 2 -- Following the stormy morning sitting of the one-day special session of the Punjab assembly, the Congress submitted a letter to Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, seeking immediate alcohol and dope testing of chief minister Bhagwant Mann and all MLAs, a demand he firmly rejected. The letter, signed by 12 Congress MLAs, followed party MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's allegations earlier that the chief minister attended the session under the influence and later left without responding to questions, raising serious concerns about the dignity and decorum of proceedings. In the letter, submitted to the Speaker after the House reassembled, leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa termed the issue "grave and urgent". Seeking immediate intervention, he called for a uniform protocol, including mandatory breath analyser tests of all members within an hour, and comprehensive dope screening across both treasury and opposition benches. He proposed that the exercise be carried out by an independent medical team from PGIMER, Chandigarh, to ensure fairness and credibility. Rejecting the demand, Sandhwan said members should refrain from making personal allegations against the Leader of the House. Bajwa maintained that the demand was not aimed at targeting any individual but at ensuring accountability and maintaining the highest standards of conduct within the assembly. Later in a post on social media platform X, Bajwa claimed that AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal had described chief minister Bhagwant Mann's decision to quit alcohol as a "sacrifice", calling it a revealing admission. "I have said it umpteen times that if he couldn't make his own CM nasha-mukt, Punjab's fight against drugs is doomed under AAP," Bajwa wrote. He further alleged that Kejriwal himself appeared in an "inebriated state" inside the assembly, terming it an "absolute disgrace". Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, while replying to reporters over the opposition's claims, said the Congress had levelled baseless allegations to defame the chief minister under a conspiracy. Issuing a statement, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded Mann's resignation, asserting he had lost the moral authority to continue in the chair after participating in the special assembly session proceedings in an alleged inebriated state. The SAD president said, "Punjabis are shocked that their chief minister has insulted the august House as well as their mandate in this manner." Demanding a probe into the matter, Badal said it was concerning that Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan did not rise to the occasion to protect the dignity of the House by taking appropriate action, including subjecting the chief minister to the required medical tests. Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar also slammed the chief minister's "conduct" in the assembly, alleging that he has lowered the dignity of a constitutional office. He also alleged that Mann was "unfit" to be the chief minister. "It is a black day in Punjab's democratic history," Jakhar said. BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh questioned if the government had nothing to hide, why were they fearing the dope test....