Drug menace: Amit Shah to launch yatra in Punjab next month

BJP Punjab state president Ashwani Sharma, organisation general secretary Srimanthari Srinivasulu, co-in-charge Narendra Singh Raina and state general secretary Bikramjit Singh Cheema were also present.

In his address, Rupani said, “The BJP is planning a ‘Nasha Mukti Yatra’ in villages and cities of 117 assembly constituencies of Punjab to save the youth of the state from drug abuse and to make them aware of the ill effects of drug addiction. The yatra will start from Amritsar.”

“The BJP is well aware of the situation on the ground – be it the problem of drugs, unemployment, brain drain, or the law and order situation in Punjab for that matter. The party is constantly in touch with the people and is trying to solve these issues by discussing things with them. The public has full faith that only the BJP can solve the problems of the state. The people of Punjab are already feeling cheated and have made up their mind to defeat the AAP in the coming parliamentary elections.”

Ashwani Sharma said, “Seeing the speed with which the BJP is gaining ground in Punjab, the other parties are horrified. Today people from rural areas are joining the party in hordes. People can envision a strong and bright future for them if the reins are in the hands of the BJP. The people of Punjab are upset with the AAP government, the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), and now their only hope is from the BJP.”

Sharma added, “The drug mafia has ruined Punjab. Today the common man is feeling let down as the crime rate in Punjab is on the rise and corruption has reached new heights in the state under the Bhagwant Mann government. It is very unfortunate that the honest voters of this state had put faith in the Aam Aadmi Party, but the Mann government has failed to deliver the goods. The most dangerous issue Punjab is facing today – is the rampant selling of drugs to our youth. Our biggest assets are our children, but the drug mafia is running the next generation. The Mann dispensation is a mute spectator to this social evil. The economic crisis in Punjab will worsen in the coming days and if concrete steps are not taken quickly by the AAP regime, our state will soon go bankrupt.”

In his address, Harjit Singh Sandhu said that the main purpose of this meeting was to make the organisation more agile and to give information to party workers about the upcoming strategy.