deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak
Senior BJP leaders, including state general secretary Anil Sareen, Sangrur-2 district chief Daman Bajwa, Patiala district head Harmesh Goyal and campaign convener Dayal Singh Sodhi, accompanied Pathak during the rallies, stressing the party’s resolve to build a safe and addiction-free Punjab.
Instead of reining in illicit networks, AAP provides shelter to drug merchants,” Pathak said. Pathak was addressing multiple public gatherings across Sangrur and Patiala districts as part of the BJP’s ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab’ campaign. Calling the political claims of AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann completely hollow, Pathak accused the ruling regime of failing to tackle the drug menace gripping the border state. “The scourge of drugs does not just harm an individual; it tears families apart and destroys the social fabric. He also listened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast alongside party workers in Hamirgarh.
Lucknow: Launching a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday alleged that AAP has become a patron of drug peddlers in Punjab, asserting that BJP is committed to making the state drug-free.