New Delhi: Former Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday targeted Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and said that the Punjab CM is the "rubber doll" as the law and order situation in the state "deteriorated drastically" under the Mann government, with 40 people killed in a month.


Sidhu met Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and complained about various issues including the law and order situation in the state. Sidhu interacted with reporters after meeting Governor Banwarilal Purohit. Sidhu told that he gave the demand letter to the Governor.


After the meeting, the Congress leader said, "Does he (Bhagwant Mann) care about Punjab?"


"The chief minister has become a 'rubber da gudda' (rubber doll)," Sidhu told reporters.


"Punjab's CM should be 'ankhila' (a self-respecting man) who could not be pulled by strings," Sidhu added.


"Someone is playing the game but someone else is dancing and speaking. The person who is playing the game while sitting in Delhi is the masquerader and he is getting unmasked," said Sidhu in an apparent dig at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.


Sidhu told the Governor that the law and order situation in the state has become bad. Police is being politicised. Since the Aam Aadmi Party government came to power in Punjab, 40 people have been murdered so far. 


"You are politicising the police force to use it for your own interests," he said attacking the AAP government.


"Whether it is 'badlav' (change) or 'badla' (vendetta)... vendetta politics has started," he said.


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Sidhu's remarks came a day after the FIR registered against Congress leader Alka Lamba and poet Kumar Vishwas, Sidhu said that it is a change or a revenge. In this way, political revenge is being taken at the behest of someone. Aam Aadmi Party is doing politics of fear regarding Kumar Vishwas and Alka Lamba. 


"You sold lies and dreams but you do not have resources to fulfil them,'' said Sidhu.


"What was the need for making tall promises," he asked while pointing out that Punjab's financial position was the "worst" in the country.


Sidhu also asked the Mann-led government how it will meet the rising demand of electricity?


"Today, the demand for power has reached 8,000 MW and the government is unable to meet it," said Sidhu claiming that thermal power plants are getting shut because of coal shortage.


"When the demand for power reaches 15,000 MW, then how will they meet it," he asked.


(With PTI inputs)