Punjab drug menace

Wiping Out Drug Menace: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Targets Punjab Governance at Saint Kabir Event in Ludhiana

Wiping Out Drug Menace: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Targets Punjab Governance at Saint Kabir Event in Ludhiana

Ludhiana (Balwinder Singh): Launching a direct political offensive against the ruling dispensation in Punjab, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday declared that the growing drug menace has become the biggest crisis plaguing the state, leaving homes devastated and stripping mothers of their children. Addressing a massive state-level convention organized by the Dhanak community to mark the 628th Prakat Diwas (Manifestation Day) of Saint Kabir Das in Ludhiana, the Chief Minister asserted that the day a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is formed in Punjab, drug peddlers will be forced to flee the state immediately. Extending his greetings on…
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Harpal Singh Cheema Targets BJP Over Drug Case, Defends Punjab Government’s Anti-Narcotics Campaign

Harpal Singh Cheema Targets BJP Over Drug Case, Defends Punjab Government’s Anti-Narcotics Campaign

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Punjab Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said the arrest of a BJP functionary with drugs has exposed the party’s deep links with the narcotics trade, raising serious questions about its role in the drug menace that has plagued Punjab for years. He asserted that while drug smugglers earlier operated under BJP’s political protection, BJP leaders and office-bearers themselves are now being caught in drug-related cases. The senior AAP leader said the BJP must explain why repeated recoveries of massive quantities of drugs are being made through Gujarat, while recalling…
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AAP Targets BJP After Arrest of Party Office-Bearer in Punjab Drug Case

AAP Targets BJP After Arrest of Party Office-Bearer in Punjab Drug Case

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Bhagwant Mann Government’s Yudh Nashean Virudh campaign continues to intensify its crackdown on drug peddlers and narcotics networks across Punjab. Amid the ongoing drive, the arrest of an ‘ED Party’ (BJP) office-bearer along with his associates for selling drugs has brought the party under scrutiny. Referring to the development, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and other senior leaders said the Bhagwant Mann Government’s determined action against the drug menace is exposing those involved in the narcotics trade and reinforcing Punjab’s resolve to secure a drug-free future for its youth. Taking to X, AAP National Convenor…
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Mann and Kejriwal Call for Unified Public Movement to Eradicate Drugs from Punjab

Mann and Kejriwal Call for Unified Public Movement to Eradicate Drugs from Punjab

Jalalpur (Hoshiarpur), May 17, 2025 — In a powerful joint address, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal urged the people of Punjab to come together beyond political lines in a resolute fight against the state’s drug menace. The appeal came during a public oath-taking ceremony at Jalalpur in Hoshiarpur, as part of the ongoing anti-drug initiative ‘Yudh Nasheyan Virudh’.Chief Minister Mann minced no words in blaming previous governments for allowing the drug crisis to fester in Punjab. “The drug problem is not just a social issue, it is a dark legacy…
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