SAD president Sukhbir Badal flays Punjab CM Mann over crop relief, drug menace

During a protest, Sukhbir criticised the AAP government for causing extensive damage to crops and residential properties due to their failure to take necessary flood-protection measures

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal flayed chief minister Bhagwant Mann for not giving compensation to flood-affected farmers. He also asserted that the surge in drug problem in Punjab is a result of alleged protection provided to the drug mafia by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmakers.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal during a party event on Wednesday. (Sourced)

During a protest, Sukhbir criticised the AAP government for causing extensive damage to crops and residential properties due to their failure to take necessary flood-protection measures.

He also highlighted how the drug problem in the state had allegedly worsened. He mentioned instances where the narcotics control bureau (NCB) seized drugs from liquor vends, only for them to be reopened shortly after. This, he argued, demonstrated the drug mafia’s influence over the AAP government.

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