Chandigarh, May 27 -- BJP state vice-president and former MLA Arvind Khanna today lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government, alleging a complete breakdown of law and order in the wake of the recent bomb blasts in the state, including the one in Majitha.

Khanna said the state was witnessing an alarming rise in violence while Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann remained "preoccupied with pleasing his political superior Arvind Kejriwal". He expressed concern over the deteriorating security scenario, claiming that Punjab had not seen such a fragile situation in the last two decades. "The atmosphere of fear in the streets is palpable. The Chief Minister is busy with photo ops while citizens fear for their safety," Khanna said. Calling...