Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday, 8 October, challenged Opposition leaders and called them for a debate on the state's issues on 1 November.
CM Mann, in a statement, criticised the BJP's Sunil Jakhar, Akali Dal's Sukhbir Badal, and Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, claiming that they had betrayed Punjab and its people.
Mann said people can never forgive them for their alleged sins against Punjab and asked Opposition leaders to prepare well for the proposed debate on Punjab Day, where, he said, he would expose them for their alleged misdeeds.
Further, CM Mann mentioned that the debate will revolve around various issues, including the alleged looting of Punjab, nepotism, favouritism, toll plazas, youth, agriculture, trade-shopkeepers, Gurbani, and river waters. He urged them to participate in an open debate before Punjabis and the media, stating that they are accountable to the people of the state.
"These leaders have ample time to prepare for this debate; they can make as many notes as they want to defend themselves," Mann said.
Furthermore, the CM mentioned that he will speak only the truth, so he needs no paper for help, and he will participate in the debate without any paper.
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