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BJP leader alleges convoy attacked by AAP workers near Batala

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC · How we work

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BJP Convoy Attack Alleged

BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu said his convoy was attacked near Batala.
He claimed more than 100 AAP workers threw eggs and tomatoes, breaking windows.
He reported about 500 people gathered, shouting “Surround them, beat them, kill them” and carrying weapons.
Bittu said his security team detained three alleged AAP affiliates.
He urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take immediate legal action.

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Nitin Nabin Flags Yatra

BJP national president Nitin Nabin will flag off the ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’ from Pathankot on Friday.
The yatra will travel with families who have lost loved ones to drug addiction.
Nabin accused previous state parties of turning the drug trade into a profit-making enterprise under political patronage.
He linked the yatra to the nationwide anti-drug movement launched by the Prime Minister on August 2.

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Historical Context

After the 1984 Operation Blue Star sparked a decade-long Khalistan insurgency, Punjab’s Congress government under Chief Minister Beant Singh intensified police actions that killed about 7,900 militants and ended most violence by the mid-1990s; Singh was assassinated in August 1995. Today BJP figures such as Ravneet Singh Bittu invoke his crackdown to justify new anti-drug rallies.

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BJP Convoy Attack Alleged

BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu said his convoy was attacked near Batala.
He claimed more than 100 AAP workers threw eggs and tomatoes, breaking windows.
He reported about 500 people gathered, shouting “Surround them, beat them, kill them” and carrying weapons.
Bittu said his security team detained three alleged AAP affiliates.
He urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to take immediate legal action.

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