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Rahul Gandhi seeks Punjab finance minister's resignation
The Indian Express··9 Sept
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that questioning Punjab's Aam Aadmi Party government brings threats and torture. He described Gulzar Singh asking Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema about the drug trade, then dying after consuming poison. Gandhi also cited Mohanjeet Singh as tortured for protesting Bhagwant Mann. He demanded Cheema resign and face an FIR.
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What It Means For You
- Punjab voters hear a direct Congress charge against the AAP ministry before early-next-year polls.
- Gandhi wants an independent probe and an FIR naming Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
- The post frames drug-trade questions as carrying personal risk for complainants.
What's Happening
- Gandhi said Singh was tortured and pressured to apologise after questioning the minister.
- He wrote that Singh later consumed poison and died after hospitals denied treatment access.
- He said he spoke last week with Mohanjeet Singh about alleged torture for a Mann protest.
Why The Timing Matters
- The Indian Express links the remarks to Congress attacks ahead of Punjab elections early next year.
- Bhagwant Mann leads the AAP government Gandhi says answers critics with threats.
- Gandhi leads the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and posted the claim on September 9, 2026.
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