Political conflict over open sale of drugs in Delhi, MLA buys smack!

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) targeted the government over drugs being sold openly in the country's capital Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi State President Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged that under the four-engine government of BJP, Delhi is gradually becoming a city of drugs. He said that the situation of drug trade in the capital has become so serious that now even BJP's own MLA had to buy smack himself and put a packet of it in front of the District Magistrate to wake up the administration.

On Thursday, Saurabh Bhardwaj, citing a report published in the media, said that the BJP MLA from Rohtas Nagar bought a packet of smack and placed it in front of the District Magistrate to draw the attention of his own government and administration towards the open drug trade.

He said that when the MLA of the ruling party has to collect evidence of drug sale and present it before the authorities, then it can be gauged about the situation of law and order and action against drugs in Delhi.

Saurabh Bhardwaj said that complaints are being received continuously about open sale of various types of intoxicants including drugs, ganja, smack and cocaine in Delhi. MLAs, councilors and RWA representatives are complaining in this regard almost daily. He claimed that apart from Seelampur, Seemapuri and Rohtas Nagar of North-East Delhi, areas like Bawana, Sultanpuri and Mangolpuri of North-West Delhi are badly affected by the drug trade.

AAP State President said that a few days ago a delegation of Aam Aadmi Party had met the Delhi Police Commissioner. During this time, Kondli MLA Kuldeep Kumar had also told the police officers the names of those places where narcotics are being sold openly.

Despite this, the sale of drugs has not been effectively banned in these areas. He raised the question that when senior police officers have been informed about the places where drugs are sold, then why concrete action has not been taken till now?

Saurabh Bhardwaj also expressed serious concern about the reach of drugs among children studying in government schools of Delhi. He alleged that many children are consuming drugs in the school premises itself. Controlling the behavior and activities of children in an intoxicated state is also becoming a challenge. He claimed that underage children are being used in ransom, murder and other criminal incidents in Delhi.

Some children under the influence of drugs are getting involved in serious crimes like murder, rape and extortion. Incidents including firing are taking place when ransom is not received.

Taking aim at the Union Home Minister, Saurabh Bhardwaj said that he should focus on improving the condition of the country's capital Delhi before expressing concern over the drug problem in Punjab. He said that when Amit Shah holds a meeting with the Delhi Police Commissioner, he should also tell the people of Delhi what concrete steps he has taken as Home Minister in the last one year to make the capital drug-free.

Citing the joint report of the Central Government's Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and AIIMS, he claimed that the number of drug addicts has increased in Delhi during the tenure of the present government. According to him, the number of people consuming drugs through injection, dry drugs and sniffing has also increased. Bhardwaj said that Amit Shah is talking about ending drug addiction in Punjab, but he should first control the drug trade in Delhi.

He alleged that the government was focused on spying on political opponents instead of taking effective action against drugs.

In the end, he praised the BJP MLA from Rohtas Nagar and said that he is an experienced and mature leader and has been associated with the BJP since the time of ABVP. That such a leader had to buy smack and put it in front of the District Magistrate to wake up the administration of his own government, this shows the failure of the government machinery against drugs in Delhi.

He demanded the Central Government to take immediate effective steps to stop the sale of drugs in the capital and save the youth from this serious problem.