In Punjab, cases of attacks on those who raise their voice against drugs are continuously coming to light. The case of murder of Parvinder Singh Jhota, who fought the war against drugs in Mansa, had not yet cooled down when a similar case came to light from village Maadi Pannawan in Sri Hargobindpur Sahib area of Gurdaspur. In this case one person died and two were injured.
According to reports, three people were attacked with sharp weapons when they were stopped from selling drugs here. All three were rushed to the hospital in injured condition, where 40-year-old Bikramjit Singh died in the attack, while Nishan Singh and Gurmukh Singh were seriously injured.
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villagers in panic
Gurmukh Singh, who was injured in the attack, said that other villagers were facing a lot of problems due to drug sellers in the village. On Thursday, when he was stopped from selling drugs, more than 15 people attacked him, Bikramjit Singh and Nishan Singh with weapons. Bikramjeet died during treatment in the hospital. There is an atmosphere of panic in the village after this incident which happened late at night. As soon as information about the incident was received, the police reached the spot and started investigation.
Stamp on drug trafficking?
There is a lot of anger among the people due to the murder of two people and injury of many people during the war against drugs. After the murder of Parminder Singh Jhota in Mansa, Punjab was closed for a day and protests are continuing in Mansa and other parts of Punjab. Although the police is still investigating both the cases, the continuous occurrence of such incidents is confirming that drug trafficking is continuing rampant in Punjab.
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Amit Shah cornered Punjab government
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has targeted the Punjab government regarding the increasing drug addiction and murders related to it in Punjab. By posting on X, the Home Minister has sought a reply from the Punjab Government on this issue. Amit Shah said that who will take the responsibility of the security of the people of Punjab? After Shah's tweet, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also came into the field and raised questions about the drugs caught in Gujarat and the drugs coming from across the border. Posting on Facebook, Shah said that Punjab is today facing the growing threats of drugs, gangsterism and organized crime. After all, who will shoulder the responsibility of security of the people of Punjab?
'Will not let the stigma of drug abuse spread'
As part of the campaign against war drugs, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann held a meeting of officials in Phillaur. SSP, DC, DSP and SDM of all the districts participated in the meeting. CM Mann said that the fight against drugs should become a mass movement of all of us. CM said, 'We will not allow the stigma of drugs to be brought on the sacred land of gurus and saints. Don't let this happen… Let us all together rebuild 'Rangla Punjab' under the just rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.