STATE TIMES NEWS
Chandigarh: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh has launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, alleging a complete failure to curb the sale and consumption of heroin in the state. Chugh’s remarks came after videos and public announcements purportedly surfaced on social media claiming to identify alleged heroin sale centres across Punjab.
Chugh said the situation had “exposed the hollow and deceptive claims” of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s government regarding its anti-drug campaign. He alleged that “drug mafias are being promoted and protected” under the present regime.
Intensifying his criticism, the BJP leader claimed that Punjab had increasingly become a state “run by gangsters and criminals,” pointing to incidents of shoot-outs and rising extortion cases. He said a sense of fear was prevailing across the state due to what he described as the collapse of law and order.
The Punjab government has yet to issue an official response to Chugh’s allegations, though it has previously maintained that strong measures are being taken to combat drug trafficking and organized crime.