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Amit Shah Slams AAP Over Punjab Drug Crisis and Demands Answers
- •Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly criticized the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab over the worsening drug menace in the state.
- •Shah questioned how narcotics could reach young people without political patronage, challenging the state government's accountability.
- •He accused the AAP administration of shifting blame to the Centre instead of dismantling local drug supply networks.
- •Shah welcomed the Punjab government's decision to hand over the Parvinder Singh Jhota case to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the Aam Aadmi Party government over Punjab's worsening drug crisis, questioning how narcotics reach young people and challenging the administration to explain supply chain networks. He also pointed to serious law and order issues, including the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa.
The Punjab government referred the case of Parvinder Singh Jhota, an anti-drug activist who was killed in Mansa, to the Central Bureau of Investigation following demands from his family for an independent probe. Additionally, the Union Home Ministry announced plans to seek a response from the state government regarding the incident.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah vowed to make Punjab completely drug-free by December 31, 2029, making it a central political campaign plank and criticizing the current administration for failing to curb the ongoing narcotics and organized crime menace.
