The day elections campaign were started by the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, very first promise that it made was to make Punjab drug-free. The fact is not hidden from anyone that the main problem in Punjab is drug abuse. Despite the continuous efforts of the Punjab government and Police administration, cases related to people under the influence of drugs or youth dying because of drug overdose do not seem to have an end. It has been just a month and more than 5 cases along with videos have come forward that clearly state Punjab will not become drug-free at any time or soon.
Firstly, various videos from Maqboolpura went viral which showed how easily drugs are being traded in that place. It was told that this place is known as the ‘village of widows’ as 400 people died from 1999-2016 due to the drug menace in the area. The foremost video that went viral was of a young woman who was not even able to stand straight and it was alleged that she was intoxicated.
Govt should pay serious attention to increasing drugs, Video of Maqbool Pura which is called the village of widows and the area is also known for housing large number of drug addicts.
— Gagandeep Singh (@Gagan4344)
Post this, another video surfaced which showed a man barely able to stand on his feet which portrays that he was under the influence of intoxicants.
Furthermore, a video went viral over social media platforms where two youths were thrashed by people as they had come to purchase drugs from the dealers. Earlier another video went viral showing how without any hesitance drugs are sold openly in the state.
अमृतसर के मकबूलपुरा इलाके से एक महिला की नशे में धुत होने की विडीओ वायरल होने के बाद उसके पास पड़ते इलाके चमरंग रोड से एक ओए नशे में धुत नौजवान की भी वीडीओ सामने आई है। विडीओ किसी राहगीर द्वारा सोशल मीडिया पर डाली गई है
— Gagandeep Singh (@Gagan4344)
:- Openly Drug is being sold in Amritsar. No one cares it's Dawn & people come in que to buy the drugs.
— Akashdeep Thind (@thind_akashdeep)
:- People are fed up of Drug Peddlers. Thus, took the law & order in their own hands. Two drug dealers are nabbed by villagers & are beaten to learn them lesson.
— Akashdeep Thind (@thind_akashdeep)
The drug menace in Punjab does not end here as a video surged up from This case was reported just after 5 days a similar case happened in Tarn Taran.
It was just 6 days back when a video surged up which showed a man intoxicated and holding an injection in his hand.
The fourth video from Maqboolpura shows drugs being sold openly
— True Scoop (@TrueScoopNews)
As if these many videos were not enough, the latest from Kapurthala has sprung up where a girl was found lying on a bench outside the hospital. Reportedly, she was not even o stand n her own. Here-four people noticed her and made her lie down on the bench. She also said that she adopted the habit of consuming drugs around 3 years back as her husband is a drug trafficker and is in police custody.
Kapurthala video where this girl was lying outside the hospital in an intoxicated panic. Her husband is in jail and she was a drug addict. Acc to her ordinary people stand on the streets are selling drugs. Congress MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh is 4th time MLA from this Constituency
— Gagandeep Singh (@Gagan4344)
All these videos are just evidence to point out that even after the continuous efforts and hard work of the government, the drug menace in Punjab has become uncontrollable.
Here is what the major politicians have to say about the drug menace in Punjab:
MLA Pargat Singh stated, “the drug-related problem in Punjab has become uncontrollable. The CM is busy doing campaigns in other states leaving his state issues behind. CM Mann is responsible for this.”
Another leader from BJP, Sardar Iqbal Singh Lyallpura said, “AAP promised to end the drug menace in Punjab but the videos suggest that instead of decreasing the problem has increased.
Dr. Daljeet Cheema, General Secretory SAD quoted, “first of all, the parties should stop doing politics on this issue. They should form a proper system to curb this problem. The CM should focus on his state instead of others.”
It is very clear that to end the drug menace in Punjab, the government and police administration should together join hands and work towards it.