Punjab’s situation worse than West Bengal today: Haryana CM Nayab Saini
Situation Worse than West Bengal Today- Nayab Singh Saini
Disillusioned With AAP, Punjab sees Hope in Modi’s Leadership, says CM
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, May 8, 2026 — Launching a scathing attack on the AAP government in Punjab, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that the situation in the state had deteriorated “worse than West Bengal” as the Bhagwant Mann-led government had completely failed to control the drug menace, illegal mining and the collapsing law-and-order situation.
He said that people in Punjab are now disillusioned with the Aam Aadmi Party and the state is increasingly looking towards Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi and BJP’s governance model with “hope and trust” for political change and stability.
The Chief Minister was addressing a press conference at Haryana Niwas on Friday. He said that during the tenure of Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, atrocities against common people had become rampant, people were murdered in broad daylight and FIRs were not even registered by the police. He said that Punjab is now witnessing similar conditions.
Sh. Nayab Singh Saini further said that the menace of drugs and the law-and-order situation in Punjab are completely beyond the control of the government. Referring to the recent bomb blasts in Punjab, he said that while the Punjab Chief Minister claimed to have no knowledge of the matter, the state DGP had indicated possible links with the ISI. He further said that the Punjab Government was merely pretending to control drug trafficking and illegal mining.
The Chief Minister said that earlier the people of Punjab had become frustrated with the corruption of the Congress, but the present Punjab Government had gone “four steps ahead” of Congress in matters of corruption. He said that people in Punjab are suffering due to poor healthcare facilities and harassment in daily life. He claimed that the people of Punjab now want change and, inspired by the policies of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, have made up their minds to form a BJP government in the coming Assembly elections.
He added that once the BJP forms government in Punjab, the same welfare schemes being implemented in Haryana would also be introduced there. Responding to objections raised by the opposition regarding his frequent visits to Punjab, the Chief Minister said that people of Punjab invite him warmly to their programmes and questioned why the opposition is uncomfortable with it.
The Chief Minister further said that during its 55 years in power, Congress weakened the nation, troubled the common man and strengthened itself through corruption. He said that the Congress lacks ‘Niti and Niyat’ to work for the people and, whenever congress is rejected by the electorate, they immediately start making ‘Vote Chori’ allegations. He said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi does not hesitate in calling the government a government of infiltrators, despite the fact that illegal infiltrators entered the country during Congress regimes.
The Chief Minister credited Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister, Sh. Amit Shah for taking decisive action against infiltrators and establishing India as a strong nation globally. He also said that Rahul Gandhi always disrespects the Constitution publicly which is very unfortunate.
Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that leaders of the INDIA alliance, including Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, sit together at night to strategize and spend the day abusing Prime Minister Modi.
Replying to a question, the Chief Minister said that despite promises made long ago by the Aam Aadmi Party, women in Punjab are yet to receive financial assistance. He said that after Haryana allocated Rs. 6,500 crore for women-centric schemes in the current Budget, the Punjab Government hurriedly announced similar benefits in the Assembly merely for political optics, while not a single woman has received any benefit so far. He said that the Punjab Government was indulging in politics keeping elections in mind.
In contrast, he said, Haryana is providing Rs 2,100 per month to women under the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, and the seventh instalment under the scheme was transferred into beneficiaries’ accounts. He further said that the Haryana Government has not only increased the budget allocation for the scheme from Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 6,500 crore, but has also expanded eligibility by raising the annual family income limit from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh so that more women can benefit from the scheme.
The Chief Minister said that the opposition of misleading women by spreading misinformation that beneficiaries of the Lado Lakshmi Yojana would be deprived of benefits under other schemes. He clarified that no such action would be taken and women receiving benefits under the scheme would continue to avail benefits of other schemes as before. He added that awareness campaigns would be conducted to ensure that all eligible women are included under the scheme.
Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that Haryana procures all crops from farmers at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and payments are made online within 48 hours. In contrast, he said that farmers in Punjab are being forced to throw potatoes on roads and sell bajra at prices ranging between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500 per quintal. He said that Haryana not only procures all crops including potato, cauliflower and bajra at MSP, but also ensures remunerative prices for fruits and vegetables under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana.
He said that Haryana is delivering all government schemes digitally with transparency, simplicity and accountability. In this direction, farmers in Haryana will now receive their J-Forms directly on their mobile applications after selling crops, eliminating the need to visit commission agents. Similarly, the state has launched the Haryana Online Building Plan Approval System, making the process of building plan approvals online, paperless and faceless from today onwards.
The Chief Minister said that the opposition criticises the state’s portal-based governance system and promises to dismantle it if voted to power. This indicates that the opposition supports corruption, whereas the portal system is enabling citizens to access government services from home with transparency and ease, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
He further said that farmers in Punjab feel cheated as they have not received adequate support, while Haryana has provided compensation worth Rs. 486 crore to more than 3.70 lakh farmers for crop losses during the Kharif-2025 season. He added that during the present government’s eleven-and-a-half-year tenure, compensation amounting to Rs 16,530 crore has been provided to farmers, whereas the previous Congress government had disbursed only Rs 1,138 crore in ten years.
Responding to a question regarding Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab joining the BJP, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that those MPs had spoken in favour of women’s dignity and supported the Women’s Reservation Bill introduced by the Central Government in Parliament.
However, he said that Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann did not want the legislation promoting women’s dignity to be passed.
He said that the MPs who left the AAP had followed the voice of their conscience and freed themselves from Kejriwal’s leadership. He further said that several senior leaders had earlier left the party to save themselves, and that even AAP MLAs in Punjab now feel suffocated within the party and are looking for an exit route.