Amit Shah Says Drug Trade Flourishing in Punjab; Take Responsibility for Your Own Duties, Mann Replies
Shah said the ministry will ask Punjab for answers after recent drug-related deaths and a killing that triggered protests and shutdowns.
- On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the Ministry of Home Affairs will seek a report from the Punjab government on recent narcotics-related deaths, specifically citing the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa district.
- Jhota, a former boxer who ran the "Nasha Roko, Rozgaar Do campaign," was shot dead on Tuesday at a local medical store in Mansa, sparking immediate protests as the state has battled drug abuse for decades.
- Police arrested alleged shooter Ashwani Kumar and associate Vipin Kumar, sending them to seven days' police remand, while authorities suspended Beant Kaur, the SHO of City-2 Police Station, following a separate narcotics death in Dirba.
- Shah targeted the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government, claiming the state struggles with organized crime, while opposition leader Rahul Gandhi also slammed the Mann administration over the activist's killing.
- Calling for an impartial investigation into political patronage, Shah reiterated his pledge to create a "drug-free, gangster-free, and secure Punjab" if the Bharatiya Janata Party assumes power in the state.
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Amit Shah says drug trade flourishing in Punjab; take responsibility for your own duties, Mann replies
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MHA to seek responses from Punjab govt. on recent narcotics-related deaths
Amit Shah said in a social media post, “In Punjab, the drug trade is growing day by day, the threat of organised crime is increasing, and questions are being raised about the protection of those who speak out against drugs.”
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