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Jalalpur (Hoshiarpur), May 17: Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convener and Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that drug problem in Punjab aggravated as the previous regimes were hand in glove with the drug smugglers. Addressing the gathering during Nasha Mukti Yatra, the former Delhi Chief Minister, while Expressing  deep concern over the plight of affected families, said that the emotional distress shared by the people highlights the long-standing neglect of this crisis by successive government.  He said that the neglect was but obvious as this heinous crime flexed its muscles under the previous regimes. Arvind Kejriwal said that the previous regimes not only patronized the drug dealers but they themselves carried out the business in their government ...

Jalalpur (Hoshiarpur), May 17: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged the people to ensure that the seeds of the drug menace are wiped out completely from the state. Addressing the gathering after administering oath to people here today, the Chief Minister said that the drug problem plaguing the state is a grim legacy of previous governments that neglected Punjab’s welfare, leading to a sorry state of affairs. Soliciting fulsome support and cooperation of people in the war against drugs, he said that the scourge of drugs was a blot on the face of the state and it took more than two years to the state government to chalk out a strategy for wiping out this curse. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that subsequent...

Lakhanpal (Jalandhar), May 16: People of the Lakhanpal village in Jalandhar district on Friday hailed the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for bringing back the smiles on the faces of Punjabis by launching Yudh Nasheyan Virudh to eliminate the curse of drugs from the state. A villager Subedar Major (Retd) Jatinder Kumar said that the village earlier was a renowned one but then became notorious as drug smugglers were ruling the shots in the area. He said that he even shied away from taking the name of the village in front of anyone but now the state government has wiped out this curse from the village. He said that the Bhagwant Mann led government had started this vigorous campaign due to which people are very happy now, adding that the Police has done a commendable job in it...

Chandigarh, May 16: In a step aimed at making Punjab completely drug free, former Delhi Chief Minister and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced to take war against drugs at village and street level with active support of people. Addressing the gathering at Langroya (SBS Nagar) today, the former Delhi Chief Minister said that the state government has cracked the backbone of drugs and now the day is not far when it will be eliminated soon. He said that the Nasha Mukti Yatra will touch every village and town of the state to galvanize people in this war against drugs, so that Punjab can be made completely drug free. Arvind Kejriwal categorically said that the day is not far when due to the strenuous efforts of the state government, Punjab will not only...