Chandigarh, Feb. 23 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has intensified its offensive against the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government following the brutal killing of two police personnel inside a police post in Gurdaspur. In a scathing critique of the state's security apparatus, the party has demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, asserting that the constitutional machinery in Punjab has completely failed.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, senior SAD leader and former Cabinet Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema stated that Punjab's law and order is at a critical crossroads. He highlighted a troubling irony in the government's functioning, pointing out that while the state administration uses force, tear gas, ...