AAP Intensifies Pressure on Badals with Coordinated Social Media Offensive
In a significant political development, the Aam Aadmi Party has mobilized its entire digital apparatus to amplify serious allegations against the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the influential Badal family. This coordinated campaign follows explosive accusations made by Darbar Sahib head granthi Giani Raghbir Singh, who has charged the SGPC with corruption and specifically implicated the Badals in patronizing corrupt practices within the representative Sikh body.
Political Leadership Joins Digital Assault
The campaign has drawn participation from the highest echelons of Punjab's political establishment. Punjab Assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, along with multiple state ministers and MLAs, have actively posted about the issue across their social media platforms. This unified front represents a strategic escalation in the ongoing political confrontation surrounding SGPC governance.
The party's national social media accounts have been fully deployed, creating a synchronized messaging effort that extends beyond Punjab's borders. Supporting accounts from outside the state have also been activated, demonstrating the campaign's national reach and the party's commitment to making this a pan-Indian issue.
Hashtag Campaign Gains Momentum
Central to this digital offensive is the hashtag #SaveSGPCfromBadals, which has become the rallying cry for the party's supporters and sympathizers. The campaign frames the SGPC not merely as a religious institution facing administrative challenges, but as an organization that has effectively become "the private property of a single family" over recent decades.
Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan elaborated on this perspective in his social media post, stating: "The respected institution of the Panth, SGPC, which over the past few decades effectively became the private property of a single family, was discussed in full detail yesterday by the esteemed Giani Raghbir Singh Ji. However, it is unfortunate that instead of bringing transparency into the administration of the SGPC, its prominent leaders are still trying to protect that one family which has control over the organisation."
Call for Panthic Unity Against Alleged Corruption
Sandhwan's statement concluded with a direct appeal for collective action: "I believe that today the Panthic forces should unite and free the entire administration of the SGPC from the clutches of that family." This call to action represents a strategic attempt to broaden the campaign beyond partisan politics and frame it as a moral imperative for the entire Sikh community.
The allegations by Giani Raghbir Singh have provided the Aam Aadmi Party with substantial political ammunition at a critical juncture. By leveraging these claims through a coordinated social media strategy, the party aims to apply maximum pressure on its political opponents while positioning itself as the champion of transparency and reform within Sikh religious institutions.
\nThis development marks a significant escalation in Punjab's complex religio-political landscape, where allegations of corruption within religious bodies often carry substantial electoral consequences. The Aam Aadmi Party's decision to launch this campaign suggests they view the SGPC allegations as a potentially transformative issue that could reshape political dynamics in the state.
