Punjab's CM condemns shoe-throwing at top judge, links it to BJP rhetoric, and stresses security, safety, and flood aid.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann condemned an attempted shoe-throwing at Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, linking it to alleged BJP anti-Scheduled Caste rhetoric and calling it a threat to judicial integrity. He emphasized the state’s strong security measures ahead of Diwali, urged eco-friendly celebrations to prevent firecracker injuries, and directed health authorities to crack down on food adulteration. Mann defended Punjab’s flood response, stating the state has submitted damage reports to the Centre and awaits aid, while expressing skepticism about former minister Navjot Sidhu’s political comeback.