Chandigarh, February 27: Bharatiya Janata Party Scheduled Caste Morcha Punjab Vice President Paramjit Singh Kainth has termed the alleged use of police personnel for a “pre-wedding shoot” by a leader of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab as a direct assault on democratic norms.

Kainth asserted that the police department is not a private instrument of any political party but a constitutional institution established to ensure public safety and maintain law and order. If, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the police is being reduced to a political tool, it signals a dangerous erosion of administrative neutrality in Punjab.

Kainth further observed that Punjab is already confronting serious security challenges. The expanding drug network and persistent threats in border areas remain matters of concern. In this context, the killing of two police personnel near the international border in Gurdaspur district has further intensified the gravity of the situation. Diverting police attention toward personal publicity activities at such a sensitive time is indefensible.