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Sangrur Incident: AAP Questions Bittu, Bajwa, Majithia on Protecting Drug Traffickers
- •AAP launched a scathing attack on opposition leaders for allegedly defending a drug trafficker with 9 cases, including NDPS and rape, and 4 convictions.
- •AAP leaders highlighted the silence of the opposition on Namol village's reality, where villagers are united against drug sales.
- •Cabinet Minister Aman Arora stated previous governments protected drug traffickers, while the Mann government has broken their nexus.
- •Arora detailed the Namol village incident where an individual threatened suicide if no action was taken against the panchayat.
- •AAP challenged opposition leaders to reiterate their claims at the grassroots level in front of the villagers.
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AAP criticized these opposition leaders for hastily defending a person who has had nine cases registered against him since 2018, including charges related to the NDPS Act, excise, and rape, and who has been convicted in four of those cases by a court.
Namol village has two panchayats, gurdwara committees, farmer organizations, and all villagers unitedly passing resolutions to prevent drug sales. Conflict arose when an individual with multiple criminal cases demanded a search, verbally abused villagers, and later attempted to exert pressure by threatening suicide and consuming poison.
Cabinet Minister Aman Arora stated that through the 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' campaign, the Mann government has completely broken the nexus between drug traffickers and political patronage while shutting down their supply lines and money flows.
