India, July 11 -- Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for what he called a "mockery of democracy" after the first day of the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha was adjourned in just 11 minutes.

"This government has turned governance into theatre and the assembly into a stage for scripted drama," Bajwa said. "An 11-minute session at the cost of Rs.1 crore is not just a waste of money it's a fraud on democracy," he added.

Bajwa said that he had formally written to Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan requesting an extension of the session to allow discussion on two critical issues: the alarming "collapse of law and order in Punjab, and the controversial land poo...