Punjab drugs row

Punjab Drugs Row: AAP Questions Opposition Leaders’ Support For Namol Man, Cites Cases Against Him

Punjab Drugs Row: AAP Questions Opposition Leaders’ Support For Namol Man, Cites Cases Against Him

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday questioned why opposition leaders Ravneet Singh Bittu, Partap Bajwa and Bikram Majithia are rushing to defend a person facing nine cases since 2018, including NDPS National Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act, Excise and rape cases, with convictions in four cases, while the opposition remained silent on the ground reality of Namol, where two panchayats, gurdwara committees, farmers’ organisations and villagers have united against drug sales. The AAP said the previous Akali Dal, Congress and BJP governments had protected drug peddlers in exchange for money and pushed Punjab’s youth into drugs,…
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