New Delhi, October 14
Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government, alleging that the drug trade is expanding in Punjab and the law-and-order situation has completely deteriorated. He said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann no longer has the moral right to remain in office and should resign.
Speaking at a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday, Kewal Singh Dhillon said that the Aam Aadmi Party government, which makes grand claims of being uncompromisingly honest, has completely failed to eliminate drugs from Punjab. He said that once the Model Code of Conduct comes into force, people will not allow AAP representatives to enter villages. Party national spokesperson R. P. Singh was also present on the occasion.
Referring to the arrest of a police personnel with 15 kilograms of heroin in the Khalra border area of Tarn Taran, Dhillon said the incident raises serious questions about the government’s claims of fighting drugs. He asked, “If those entrusted with protecting the people become drug peddlers themselves, who will save the youth of Punjab?”
He said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had repeatedly made grand promises to eliminate drugs at large public rallies, but the situation under his administration has reached a point where those responsible for curbing drugs are themselves being found involved in drug trafficking.
Praising the actions of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Dhillon said that the agencies had exposed the AAP government’s claims by seizing such a large consignment. Otherwise, he said, these 15 kilograms of poison could have destroyed the lives of countless families across Punjab.
He demanded a CBI investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh, also known as Jhotta, in Mansa and expressed concern over the law-and-order situation in Punjab. He said that incidents of murder and grenade attacks on police stations in the state pose a serious challenge to public safety.
Dhillon claimed that Punjab’s debt burden has increased and that industries are moving out of the state due to corruption. He also raised concerns regarding the pending dearness allowance (DA) of government employees and the problems faced by farmers.
