The Punjab Congress has condemned the registration of FIRs against an RTI activist and journalists who questioned the use of the Chief Minister's helicopter. Party leaders described the action as "coercive politics of intimidation" and an "attack on democracy" and freedom of the press. They argued that this approach, using police and FIRs to silence questions, is reminiscent of the BJP's tactics and undermines the principles of transparency and citizen empowerment enshrined in the Right to Information Act.