NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Friday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of arriving “drunk” at the legislative assembly.In a social media post on X, Maliwal shared a clip of Mann addressing the assembly and said that Mann should undergo an “alcohol test” and, if found guilty, be removed from the post of chief minister. Watch Swati Maliwal’s Explosive Exit: Assault Allegations, ‘Betrayal’ Charges Rock AAP As She Joins BJP“Today again, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann arrived at the ‘temple of democracy,’ the Punjab Assembly, allegedly under the influence of alcohol.This man goes to gurdwaras drunk, goes to temples drunk, used to come to the Lok Sabha drunk, attends government meetings drunk, and even drank so much abroad that he was deboarded from a plane,” Maliwal said.“Before the elections, he had placed his hand on his mother’s head and promised that he would never drink again. The CM of a sensitive border state like Punjab is allegedly intoxicated all the time… signing files while drunk. What a shame,” she added.“A person who is away from alcohol only while sleeping—how can he run Punjab? CM Mann should undergo an alcohol test and, if found guilty, be removed from the post of chief minister,” she added.This comes days after Swati Maliwal, along with Raghav Chadha and five other Rajya Sabha members from the Aam Aadmi Party, quit and decided to merge their faction with the Bharatiya Janata Party.Reacting to the controversy, leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa demanded an immediate Alco-meter and dope testing of Mann and all MLAs during the ongoing session of Punjab assembly.Elected an RS MP in January 2024, Maliwal’s fallout with the party began just a few months later, in May, when she alleged that she was physically assaulted by a close aide of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal at the latter’s house—a claim she has repeated after her exit.This is not the first time Mann has courted controversy. In 2022, the opposition targeted the Punjab chief minister and alleged that he was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at Frankfurt airport as he was “drunk,” a charge denied by the ruling AAP as baseless.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Friday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of arriving “drunk” at the legislative assembly.In a social media post on X, Maliwal shared a clip of Mann addressing the assembly and said that Mann should undergo an “alcohol test” and, if found guilty, be removed from the post of chief minister.
“Today again, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann arrived at the ‘temple of democracy,’ the Punjab Assembly, allegedly under the influence of alcohol.This man goes to gurdwaras drunk, goes to temples drunk, used to come to the Lok Sabha drunk, attends government meetings drunk, and even drank so much abroad that he was deboarded from a plane,” Maliwal said.“Before the elections, he had placed his hand on his mother’s head and promised that he would never drink again. The CM of a sensitive border state like Punjab is allegedly intoxicated all the time… signing files while drunk. What a shame,” she added.“A person who is away from alcohol only while sleeping—how can he run Punjab? CM Mann should undergo an alcohol test and, if found guilty, be removed from the post of chief minister,” she added.This comes days after Swati Maliwal, along with Raghav Chadha and five other Rajya Sabha members from the Aam Aadmi Party, quit and decided to merge their faction with the Bharatiya Janata Party.Reacting to the controversy, leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa demanded an immediate Alco-meter and dope testing of Mann and all MLAs during the ongoing session of Punjab assembly.Elected an RS MP in January 2024, Maliwal’s fallout with the party began just a few months later, in May, when she alleged that she was physically assaulted by a close aide of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal at the latter’s house—a claim she has repeated after her exit.This is not the first time Mann has courted controversy. In 2022, the opposition targeted the Punjab chief minister and alleged that he was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at Frankfurt airport as he was “drunk,” a charge denied by the ruling AAP as baseless.
