Hoshiarpur/Jalandhar/Dasuya, November 13: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini addressed BJP rallies in Dasuya, Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar in Punjab on Friday, demanding that the Bhagwant Mann government release a white paper on jobs and warning that if the BJP forms the government in Punjab after the February 2027 Assembly elections, drug traffickers will have only two options — abandon the trade or leave the state.

At the Hoshiarpur rally, Saini said the AAP had promised work to 25 lakh young people in Punjab but Chief Minister Mann now spoke of only 60,000 jobs. "The Punjab government must tell the youth what happened to the promise of 25 lakh jobs, and how many people have actually got employment so far," he said. That is his political demand; no Punjab government response to it was reported in the coverage checked.

Saini also questioned the Punjab Excise Inspector recruitment, alleging that candidates were reportedly selected from two different centres even though the exam was held at the same time — his allegation, not an established finding. At Jalandhar he further alleged that even the jobs given in Punjab went to the children of influential people through corrupt practices — again, his allegation.

On drugs: At Dasuya, Saini said the AAP had promised to eliminate drug abuse within six months but the problem continues, and alleged that people who report the drug trade are themselves harassed. At Jalandhar he called the Mann administration a 'Chutkulon Ki Sarkar' (a government of jokes), saying jokes may keep cinema halls running but cannot run a government.

The Haryana model pitch: Saini said a BJP government in Punjab would implement Haryana's policies, including procurement of all 24 crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and merit-based government recruitment without 'parchi-kharchi' (recommendation slips or bribes). Citing his own government's record, he claimed Haryana had fulfilled 74 of its 217 commitments with work progressing on the remaining 143, that over two lakh young people had received government jobs through transparent recruitment, and that women were receiving Rs 2,100 a month under the Lado Lakshmi Yojana — all figures stated by Saini as his government's claims.

Flood relief question: Saini said the Centre had provided Rs 1,600 crore in flood assistance to Punjab and Rs 1,500 crore to Himachal Pradesh, and asked the Punjab government to state how much of its share was used for flood-affected people and how much was spent on advertisements — a question/allegation raised by him, not an audited finding.

Haryana minister Ranbir Gangwa, former Union minister Vijay Sampla and former MP Avinash Rai Khanna were present at the Hoshiarpur rally. One report (Particle News) said AAP leader Ravinder Sharma joined the BJP at the Hoshiarpur rally; that detail was not corroborated in the other reports checked.

Why it matters: Saini, a neighbouring BJP chief minister, is now campaigning regularly inside Punjab, and the BJP is building its 2027 pitch around a 'Haryana model' of drug enforcement, MSP procurement and transparent recruitment. The Punjab government has yet to respond to his white-paper demand and allegations.