Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday minced no words to say that every Punjabi knew that it was State Cabinet Minister Bikram Majithia who was patronising drugs in Punjab.
“It is not only AAP which is calling Bikram Majithia as ‘drug lord’, rather every Punjabi knows it very well that he is patronizing the entire drug network in the state,” said AAP’s Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur.
“Who doesn’t know, Majithia is ‘drug lord’ of PunjabIJ” Chhotepur quipped adding that by filing defamation cases against senior AAP leaders, Majithia cannot escape and make fool of the Punjabis who are smart enough to understand his (Majithia’s) move in a bid to divert their attention from the real issue of menace of drug in Punjab.
Chhotepur said: “Being a Punjabi, I feel ashamed to know that Punjab Government is opening country’s first de-addition centre for women. When SAD-BJP claims that there is no menace of drug in Punjab, where was the need to open drug-addiction centre, that too for womenIJ”
Rather than admitting the fact that Punjab is under the grab of drugs and taking remedial steps, Badals are putting all their energy to disown the fact of drug menace in Punjab, said Chhotepur. He added that had Parkash Singh Badal taken action against Majithia at an appropriate time, the situation on drug would not have gone out of hand.
Challenging Majithia on the issue of drug, Chhotepur vowed that apart from AAP leaders, who call him (Majithia) as “drug lord”, entire Punjab refers him as kingpin of multi-core drug racket. “Why don’t Majithia file defamation case against all PunjabisIJ” questioned Chhotepur. He said that every AAP worker is ready to sacrifice to send Majithia behind the bars to save the Punjab from drug dragon.