Mundra Port Archives - National Times

19 Oct

AAP’s Baltej Pannu Questions Amit Shah Over Drug Trafficking Through Mundra Port

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu asked Union Home Minister Amit Shah to stop lecturing Punjab on the drug menace and instead explain what concrete steps the Centre has taken to stop drugs from entering the country through Gujarat’s Mundra Port. He questioned why Shah has suddenly started talking about the issue only after CM Bhagwant Singh Mann’s government launched decisive action under ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’. Replying to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu stated: “Amit Shah ji, you are the Union Home Minister of the country, and Punjab…

16 Oct

Bhagwant Mann Takes On Amit Shah Over Punjab Drugs Row, Brings Up Gujarat’s 3,000-Kg Heroin Seizure

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has responded sharply to Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the drug problem in Punjab, bringing up the seizure of nearly 3,000 kg of heroin at Gujarat’s Mundra port and questioning the Centre’s approach to tackling narcotics trafficking. In a pointed message in Punjabi, Mann asked Shah to consult his advisers before speaking about him. He also referred to the Border Security Force’s responsibilities along the international border and accused the Union Home Minister of blaming Punjab without adequately addressing the Centre’s own role. The exchange adds to the political dispute between…

15 Sep

BJP Must Learn from Punjab and Eliminate Drugs in Its Own States: Arvind Kejriwal

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has put the BJP’s record on tackling drugs in its own-ruled states at the centre of the debate, with National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal urging the BJP to learn from Punjab’s action against drug smuggling. He pointed to a shift in the source of drugs entering Punjab, stating that while 80% earlier came from Pakistan, the same proportion now comes from BJP-ruled Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The AAP Chief highlighted Gujarat’s Mundra Port as the biggest source of drugs entering Punjab and questioned the BJP-led Central Government’s failure to…

14 Sep

Punjab Cracking Down on Gangsters and Narcotics Networks, Opposition Playing Vulture Politics: CM Bhagwant Mann

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday said that while his government is taking decisive action against gangsters and the drug menace, the opposition is resorting to “vulture politics” by using every unfortunate incident to stay in the media spotlight instead of presenting a vision for Punjab. He said that 10 gangsters have been brought back to Punjab from abroad since January and nearly 80% of the drugs coming from Pakistan have been eliminated following the government’s crackdown. The Chief Minister affirmed the government will now tighten the noose on the supply coming from Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh…