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<\/p>\nWhy is Tribune Editor acting like a mouthpiece and Spokesperson of AAP?-Khaira <\/p>\n
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The state of the media in Punjab is known to all of us. Certain situations are understandable that the media is forced to toe the ruling party\u2019s line for obvious reasons. But the newspaper pages should be conceived, designed and EDITED at the
\n@BhagwantMann
\n CHIEF MINISTER’S OFFICE ON SECOND FLOOR OF CHANDIGARH CIVIL SECRETARIAT is the saddest time in a democracy. This is happening in Punjab today.<\/p>\n
And this is not about a \u201cbarely surviving\u201d newspaper that has to survive on the Government doles. This is about one of the oldest newspapers in the country, The Tribune, whose editorial pages seem to have been supervised and \u201cDRAFTED\u201d in the Punjab Chief Minister\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, March 14, 2026, the Editor-in-Chief of the Tribune,
\n@jomalhotra
\n Ms Jyoti Malhotra wrote a signed article on the editorial page in which she has attributed maliciously false statements to me that I never made. She didn\u2019t even bother to cross check whether I had actually said what she was attributing to me so carelessly and irresponsibly.<\/p>\n
I am quoting her here, verbatim. She wrote, \u201cas far as Congress party\u2019s Sukhpal Khaira, his outrageous comments linking \u2018dancing women\u2019 with the benefits of Rs 1,000 payout should encourage the party to immediately banish him to #Kalapani, where he should repent deeply and seek forgiveness well he should beware the rage of Punjab\u2019s women\u2026as for dancing women, all of Punjab\u2019s men, including Khaira, should know these \u2018naachnewaalis\u2019 are doing an honest days work\u201d.<\/p>\n
Her writing makes it obvious she has absolutely not heard what I said. First of all, I never mentioned any \u201cdancing women\u201d anywhere ever. During an interview, I only referred to a social media influencer\u2019s remarks that would those women who will depend on Rs 1,000 government doles produce bravehearts like Shaheed Bhagat Singh?<\/p>\n
May I ask, with due respects and regards, Madam Malhotra who is dancing on whose tunes? Not only has she tried to please the AAP government, she has gone beyond, like being \u201cmore loyal than the King\u201d.<\/p>\n
This article has obviously been written to tarnish my image and attribute to me such malicious and misogynistic comments, which I have never made.<\/p>\n
Going by her article, I am sorry to conclude, with full sense of responsibility, that Madam Malhotra, while holding the prestigious and dignified position of the Editor-in-Chief of a reputed and a respected newspaper like The Tribune, has acted more like a Spokesperson of the
\n@AAPPunjab
\n government, than an honest ombudsman, which an editor is supposed and expected to be.<\/p>\n
Whole of Punjab knows that I have always been targeted by the AAP government because I speak truth to their power, a thing ideally a newspaper is also supposed to do. I don\u2019t expect any support or favour from The Tribune, but I do expect them to be not so UNFAIR, so PREJUDICED and so BIASED just because the paper wants to please and appease the government.<\/p>\n
While I reiterate I never made any comment like \u201cdancing women\u201d, I am saying it today, The Tribune Editor-in-Chief has danced like a puppet on the AAP\u2019s tune while shutting her eyes on the truth.<\/p>\n
Needless to add, whenever a newspaper carries such allegations about anyone, she\/he is asked for her\/his version. The Tribune never bothered to ask me whether I had really said so. Obviously it wouldn\u2019t ask me, because that would negate the AAP\u2019s propaganda.<\/p>\n
Apart from the malicious comments made by her I\u2019ve also learnt that the Hon\u2019ble Editor has passed verbal instructions that no news of Mr Khaira should be carried without her prior permission !<\/p>\n
Keeping in view her highly prejudiced and biased mindset, i will shortly be filing a criminal defamation suit against her and The Tribune with a heavy heart, as The Tribune is part of Punjab\u2019s history and culture, I wanted to put the record straight, lest my silence be taken as my guilt.<\/p>\n
Sukhpal Singh Khaira Mla.<\/p>\n
\nWhy is @thetribunechd<\/a> Editor acting like a mouthpiece and Spokesperson of @AamAadmiParty<\/a> ?-Khaira <\/p>\n
The state of the media in Punjab is known to all of us. Certain situations are understandable that the media is forced to toe the ruling party\u2019s line for obvious reasons. But the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kd3SgOiM3H<\/a><\/p>\n
— Sukhpal Singh Khaira (@SukhpalKhaira) March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n