Jalandhar: After the Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit used imagery associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to target seven Rajya Sabha members who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party, MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney responded by stating that his character is built on action, which will always speak louder than cartoons or fake narratives.
On his X handle, Sahney also began posting against alleged illegal mining at various locations in Punjab. On Thursday, he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and shared the update on his X handle.
AAP-Punjab on Saturday shared a poster titled 'Punjab de gaddar' (traitors of Punjab) on its Facebook page, depicting the seven defectors in khaki shorts performing what appears to be the RSS salute. This imagery was only used on AAP's Punjab handles and was not shared on the party's national social media accounts. It was apparently aimed at targeting these MPs specifically on Punjabi-language social media handles, leveraging deep-seated regional apprehensions about Hindutva politics to discredit them.
On Tuesday, Sahney shared a video showing this poster and criticized AAP for using such imagery, while highlighting his own work for Punjab on various issues. "Standing firm in service, not shaken by noise ... My character is built on action, and that will always speak louder than cartoons or fake narratives," he said.
While sharing a Punjabi journalist's video report on Wednesday, he posted, "It's shameful & disgusting to painfully see illegal mining continues near Sarasali Dhussi Bandh which breached last year. It must be stopped immediately." He also reposted other content against alleged illegal mining in the state.
