Chandigarh, June 2 (Harbans Singh)
Punjab witnessed three drug overdose deaths in different villages: Deharka (Ludhiana district), Rodikpura (Faridkot district), and Senia (Fazilka district). Meanwhile, in the village of Bakhtaur, frustrated residents put up a sign declaring, “Our Village is for Sale”—a desperate protest against drug traffickers. This exposes the grim reality behind Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s so-called “War Against Drugs” and the failure of his government’s May 31 deadline to make Punjab drug-free. This was stated by Vineet Joshi the State Media Head Bhartiya Janta Party Punjab
Joshi said the sign “Sadda Pind Bikau Hai” is not a political slogan but a scream of despair from a village terrorized by drug mafias. He cited the case of ex-soldier Ranveer Singh, whose legs were brutally broken by drug peddlers for speaking out. Today, shopkeepers, laborers, and even women in Punjab’s villages are unsafe from these criminals. While farmers and protesters are swiftly arrested—sometimes even with their mothers and sisters—drug traffickers roam free despite multiple cases against them.
Punjab’s situation is now worse than Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Villagers live in fear of “Chitta” (heroin) smugglers, who openly threaten them. “We are not political workers, nor affiliated with any party, but things have gone too far now,” said a youth in a viral video, where he praised UP CM Yogi Adityanath for his crackdown on criminals.
Joshi concluded that Punjab is now realizing the gap between BJP and AAP’s promises and their actual actions.
