Drug menace in Punjab at 'alarming level', state needs govt that can keep people safe: Nitin Nabin

New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Friday targeted the AAP government in Punjab, saying the drug menace in the state has reached an "alarming level" and decisive action is needed against drug mafias to ensure the safety of people.

In a post on X, Nabin cited some recent incidents, including the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, and said these raise serious questions about the collapse of law and order in Punjab.

"Punjab's drug crisis has reached an alarming level," the BJP chief said.


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Punjab needs decisive action against the drug mafia and for the safety of its citizens, he said.

"The people of Punjab deserve accountability and a government that can keep them safe," he said.

Nabin said the killing of 40-year-old Bikramjit Singh in Gurdaspur, just two days after Jhota was shot dead in Mansa, raises "serious questions" about the collapse of law and order under the AAP government.

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"What has Punjab come to when leading voices in society fighting against drugs must fear for their lives?" he asked.

Known for raising his voice against drug abuse and the illegal sale of addictive substances at chemist shops, Jhota was shot dead in broad daylight inside a medical store in Mansa on Tuesday.