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AAP Retorts to Amit Shah's 'Drug-Free Punjab' Campaign: 'Drug-Free Journey Should Start from Gujarat'.
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News18•30-09-2026, 18:44
AAP Retorts to Amit Shah's 'Drug-Free Punjab' Campaign: 'Drug-Free Journey Should Start from Gujarat'.
- •AAP objected to Amit Shah's 'Drug-Free Punjab' campaign, claiming the central government is deliberately defaming Punjab.
- •AAP stated that 526 kg of drugs worth 3000 crore rupees were seized in Gujarat while Amit Shah was speaking in Punjab.
- •AAP demanded that the 'Drug-Free Journey' should begin from Gujarat, as it has become a major entry point for drugs.
- •According to AAP, 80% of drugs in Punjab come from outside, and the Bhagwant Mann government has broken drug trafficking networks.
- •AAP urged the center to stop scapegoating Punjab and focus on the inter-state drug network.
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The Aam Aadmi Party strongly objected to the campaign, claiming the central government is deliberately defaming Punjab over drugs while a major seizure of 526 kg of drugs worth 3,000 crore rupees occurred in Gujarat at that exact moment.
AAP demanded that instead of targeting Punjab, Amit Shah should focus on other regions, asserting that the drug-free journey should actually begin from Gujarat since it has become a major entry point for drugs via sea routes.
AAP claimed that 80 percent of drug pills found in Punjab come from outside the state, with trafficking links connected to states like Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, and Delhi rather than just cross-border supply.
