Condemning the Akali Government for a continuous denial mode on the serious issue of drug menace in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said that the ongoing police recruitment has exposed the grave situation of drug abuse and massive unemployment in the State.
As per the data of State’s Home Department headed by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal himself, there were more than seven lakhs youth applied for 7,400 vacancies of constables, which shows the state of unemployment in Punjab and even some of the applicants are highly educated, as compared to the needed qualification for the post of constable, said AAP spokesperson Sukhpal Singh Khaira.
He said that even the seriousness of drug menace could be gauged from the fact that hundreds of the applicants were tested positive for drugs in the dope test, which could be an eye-opener for Akalis to accept the gravity of drug menace in Punjab.
For treatment of any disease, it is must for any patient to admit that he or she is suffering of any disease, which is still not in case of Punjab Government, as far as issue of drug menace is concerned, he added.
Khaira said that for massive unemployment and drug abuse, Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh is also equally responsible as he also did not do anything to create employment opportunities for the youth.
He added that even other major source of employment, industry, was forced to shift their base from Punjab due to apathy of State Government. “When Capt Amarinder is demanding five-year for his rule, public wants to know his performance of five years from 2002 to 2017 when he was installed as Chief Minister by them,” he said.