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Haryana CM Saini Slams Punjab Govt Over Rising Drug Menace
- •Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini accused the AAP government in Punjab of completely failing to fulfill its promise of eradicating the drug menace.
- •Saini criticized Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, alleging that the administration spent its term cracking jokes and indulged in corruption instead of taking action.
- •The Haryana CM described the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa as a serious and sensitive issue.
- •Jhota, known for opposing illegal substance sales, was shot dead inside a medical store while hosting a Facebook Live.
- •The store owner, Ashwani Kumar, was taken into custody from Rajasthan following the incident which sparked a political slugfest.
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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini criticized the AAP government in Punjab, alleging that it completely failed to check the drug menace despite promising to eradicate it within three to six months of coming to power. He claimed that instead of ending, the drug crisis increased and the administration spent five years cracking jokes.
Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in broad daylight inside a medical store at a busy marketplace in Mansa on Tuesday. Jhota, known for opposing drug abuse and the illegal sale of addictive substances at chemist shops, was hosting a Facebook Live at the time of the incident.
Ashwani Kumar, the owner of the medical store who allegedly opened fire on activist Parvinder Singh Jhota after being questioned for selling addictive drugs to an elderly man, was taken into custody from Salasar in Rajasthan.
