AAP Punjab has rejected allegations that the Bhagwant Mann government is linked to a paper leak in Punjab. The party said the charge was being raised in the context of the nationwide student agitation over the NEET paper leak, but it did not accept the label of a leak for the Punjab case.
Party spokesperson Baltej Pannu said no recruitment-exam paper had leaked in Punjab under the current government. He said the Faridkot episode involved a candidate allegedly using electronic gadgets for cheating, and not an actual leakage of the question paper.
According to Baltej Pannu, the police acted after catching the candidate. He also accused the Congress of misleading the public by describing the Faridkot incident as a leak and said the Congress should explain paper-leak cases from its own tenure.
Background and earlier position
India has repeatedly faced concerns over examination malpractice, especially in large-scale recruitment and entrance tests. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper-leak controversy has kept examination integrity in public debate, making any state-level allegation politically sensitive.
AAP Punjab's position is that the Faridkot incident should be treated as a cheating case rather than a paper leak. Political dispute now turns on how exam irregularity is described, how quickly the police respond, and whether authorities can preserve trust in examination systems.
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