Chirag Paswan Stops Convoy to Help Accident Victim on Punjab Highway

Paswan used the visit to announce his party's plan to contest all 117 assembly seats in Punjab in next year's elections. He called Punjab his "Nanke" (maternal home), noting his mother is a Sikh from the state. "My father Ram Vilas Paswan wanted the party's expansion in other states," Paswan said, as reported by PTI. "After Bihar, we have MLAs in Jharkhand, Nagaland. The party wants the same in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand."

Paswan said the visit was not politically motivated. "Today, I have come only to seek blessings, not for any political purpose," he said. "Punjab is my 'Nanke,' and my mother is a Sikh. My father believed the party should expand in Punjab."

He criticized the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal while emphasizing his Punjabi roots. On the upcoming elections, he said the party is preparing for all seats, adding that even if the party contests alone, it should be strong.

Paswan also addressed the Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi and activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike, calling dialogue the best way to put forward proposals. "If you have some suggestions, then engage in dialogue. Directly sitting on such a fast and attempting to compel in this manner, I am not in favor of this approach," he said.