Punjab: AAP leader shot dead in Jalandhar, oppn slams Mann-led govt

In Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead on Friday outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar’s Model Town by unidentified assailants, police said. Oberoi, 38, a Jalandhar-based AAP leader, had arrived at the gurdwara in his car. He was preparing to leave in his Mahindra Thar after paying obeisance. The assailants, who were on a two-wheeler, opened 8-10 shots at him, police said.He was rushed to a hospital in Jalandhar, but succumbed to injuries, ACP Jalandhar, Parminder Singh said. In the firing incident, the window panes of Oberoi’s Thar vehicle and of another vehicle parked in the area were shattered. Further investigations are underway, police said, adding that CCTV footage is being scanned to trace the assailants.

VIDEO | Punjab: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead outside a Gurdwara in Model Town, Jalandhar; probe underway. Visuals from the spot.

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Opposition parties hit out at the Bhagwant Mann-led dispensation over the incident, alleging the collapse of law and order in the state under AAP rule. Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa in a post on X said, “The shocking daylight murder of @AAPPunjab leader Lucky Oberoi outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar, exposes the grim reality: if even ruling party leaders aren’t safe, what hope remains for ordinary citizens?” “Punjab today is gripped by fear, gang violence, and administrative paralysis, while the AAP government remains busy with PR and excuses. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann must answer: who is responsible for this complete breakdown?” Bajwa said in his post.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal, in a post on X, alleged “Punjab is bleeding under Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘zero fear’ govt!” “Even AAP leaders are not safe in their own govt! The daylight murder of @AAPPunjab leader Lucky Oberoi outside a Gurdwara in Jalandhar today morning exemplifies this fact.
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh also slammed the Mann government and said that the brutal daylight killing of AAP leader is not just a murder; it is a chilling reminder that Punjab is slipping into complete lawlessness.Chugh said that AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal promised to eradicate criminals and miscreants from Punjab, “but instead it has pushed the state deeper into fear, drugs, organised crime and administrative paralysis. The Mann government appears more interested in political optics and PR than in protecting lives.