New Delhi [India], July 11 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Praveen Khandelwal criticised the comments made Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent foreign trips that questioned the significance of his trips to countries with small populations and urged CM Mann to stop playing the role of a 'comedian' and asked him to 'resign' if he 'want to do comedy'.
MP Praveen Khandelwal said to ANI, "...It is sad that Bhagwant Mann is playing the role of just a comedian, and not of a CM, even today. He should understand that he is not a comedian anymore. He is the CM of a state. There is some decorum for a CM that need to be followed."
"It is the decorum for every CM to discuss about the PM of the country by maintaining some dignity. But Bhagwant Mann is a comedian. So, I advise him that if he wants to do comedy, he should resign from the post of the CM, and if he wants to continue as the CM, he should act in a manner that is expected of the CM of a state, constitutionally", Khandelwal added.
The criticism from the BJP MP followed after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's return to India, making a sarcastic remark that questioned the significance of his trips to countries with small populations.
Mann jokingly mentioned that PM Modi might be visiting countries like "Magnesia," "Galveaisa," or "Tarvesia," highlighting his perception that these visits are not substantial.
Mann questioned the relevance of PM Modi's visits to countries with tiny populations, contrasting them with the large population of India.
"PM has gone somewhere. I think it is Ghana. He is going to be back and he is welcome. God knows which countries he keeps visiting, 'Magnesia', 'Galveaisa', 'Tarvesia'. He does not stay in a country with 140 crore people. He is visiting countries where the population is 10,000 and he is getting the 'highest awards' there. Here, 10,000 people gather to watch a JCB... What has he gotten himself into!...," said Mann.
PM Modi recently concluded a landmark five-nation tour, visiting Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia from July 2 to 9, 2025. This tour marked his longest foreign trip in a decade, spanning two continents and strengthening India's ties with key nations in the Global South.