Punjab Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kulwant Singh Sidhu slapped a youth in Ludhiana. According to reports he was enraged upon witnessing the individual smoking a cigarette out in the open. A video surfaced which displays the incident and is now going viral. The youth can be seen asking to stop the recording. The youth reportedly enraged the MLA after he laughed while talking about his drug habits.
Sources reveal that MLA Sidhu was in Atam Nagar when he received a complaint regarding youths using drugs. He was informed that several young persons were abusing substances at Ward No. 40., in Ludhiana. Sidhu reached the spot along with a police team where nearly 15 to 20 youths were seen using drugs.
Sidhu reached the spot with the police team and found the 20 youths who promptly fled the scene. One of the youth was captured by the MLA and interrogated on the spot. While talking about his drug habits, he started to laugh which enraged the MLA. He slapped the youth in anger.
Sidhu said that drugs will not be allowed in the area at all. Strict action will be taken against anyone caught selling or abusing drugs in the area. He gave the police strict instructions to crack down on the drug epidemic in the area. Those afflicted by the drug addiction immediately be sent to Addiction Treatment centres.