The youth will be finished," an anguished Supreme Court said on Monday voicing concern over the burgeoning illicit liquor trade and drug menance in Punjab, and asked the State Government to fix responsibility on the local police for failing to keep vigil. A bench of justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar asked the Punjab government to spell out specific steps taken to curb the production and sale of illegal liquor.
Senior advocate Ajit Kumar Sinha, appearing for the Punjab Government, assured the court that the State is taking action and has already destroyed over 13,000 illegal liquor 'bhattis' (distilleries).
"We are not concerned with government A or government B. So far as Punjab is concerned, the drugs problem is increasing. The youth will be finished. It is very unfortunate that this is happening. Who is the sufferer? The poor people. Illegal manufacture and transportation has to stop because it ultimately affects the health and the society”, the apex court said.