Kejriwal defends Bhagwant Mann amid ‘drunk’ allegations, says his work as Punjab CM flawless

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday defended Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann amid allegations that he was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at the Frankfurt airport as he was “drunk”.

Speaking to reporters in Vadodara in poll-bound Gujarat, Mr. Kejriwal said the Opposition is slinging mud at Mr. Mann and spreading lies as they cannot find a fault in his work.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday alleged that Mr. Mann was deplaned from a Lufthansa flight at the Frankfurt airport because he was in an inebriated state. Earlier in the day, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said he will look into the allegations.

“What Mann Saheb had done in the last six months, no government in Punjab had done in the last 75 years. After 75 years, Punjab has got a ‘kattar’ honest and hard-working chief minister,” Mr. Kejriwal said.