Chugh accuses AAP of anti-women politics, internal suppression in Punjab

Chandigarh, Jun 02: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), alleging that the party has institutionalised anti-women politics and is suppressing dissent within its ranks.
Referring to the recent removal of AAP Punjab’s women wing president Priti Malhotra, Chugh in a statement issued here alleged, “When a woman within their own party stood up to question the dictatorial interference from the Delhi-based on-bail leadership, she was unceremoniously removed from her post. Priti Malhotra had been protesting in Patiala for the past few days against unfair appointments and Delhi’s interference—but instead of hearing her voice, the party chose to silence it.”
He further alleged, “This is the same party whose leaders once harassed a woman Member of Parliament right at the residence of their supreme leader. AAP didn’t stand with the victim but protected the culprits.”
The BJP leader said, “Before the 2022 Punjab elections, AAP promised Rs 1,000 per month to every woman in the state. It’s been more than three years—neither has the money come nor has the promise been fulfilled.”
Chugh said the AAP government in Punjab, which was democratically elected, has now been reduced to “nothing more than a puppet regime run by failed leaders from Delhi”. “And now, even when voices of dissent rise from within their own party, especially from a woman leader seeking dignity and justice, those voices are being crushed under the weight of high-command dictatorship,” he said.
“AAP has once again exposed its real face—where there is no space for women’s rights, no place for internal democracy, and everything is subservient to one man,” he added.