Nihal Singh Wala (Moga):
Barely six months ahead of the Punjab elections, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal upped the ante against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at a rally in Nihal Singh Wala in Moga district, where he deployed wordplay to allege that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife, Gurpreet Kaur, took money to settle cases. Displaying images of a QR code on a poster, Badal said the AAP govt was using a “unique kind of GPay” — referencing Google’s payment app — that he termed “Gurpreet-Pay” in this case.
In his speech at the ‘Punjab Bachao’ rally on Wednesday, Badal claimed he had seen such posters on village walls, and accused the AAP of taking money to whitewash crimes. The CM and his wife have denied the charge and alleged defamation by the Akali leaders.
The allegations by the former deputy chief minister come at a time when Gurpreet Kaur faces allegations that one of her relatives demanded Rs 5 crore to help a rape accused get a clean chit. Badal called it “AAP da G-Pay” and claimed posters about it could be spotted in SAS Nagar (Mohali), Ludhiana, Patiala, Ferozepur, Kotkapura, Moga and Pathankot in particular, in multiple neighbourhoods, colleges, universities and market hotspots.
He said that upon scanning the QR code on these posters, you would be directed to a 32-minute audio conversation about a deal between Gurpreet Kaur’s relative and another person to get the accused a clean chit for the alleged rape of two victims. The Akali Dal says that the audio exposes a discussion on how the accused should be shifted from a jail in Amritsar to one in Patiala, where he would be provided opium by the authorities without any hindrance.
Look, at @BhagwantMann he spent ₹6,000 Crore in 5 years on advertisements. First, the face isn’t great and post that to propagate lies at such level makes one feel like puking; who even looks at such a face propagating lies!
Let the model code of… pic.twitter.com/dRt3AwXfb3
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) September 16, 2026
“If any of the major drug smugglers are caught, they can go directly to the chief minister’s house! The CM’s wife has opened a shop,” Badal said. “If someone is a rapist, smuggler, or thief, they can contact Gurpreet Kaur and pay her. That is how every crime is pardoned. These are the people running the government!” he added.
