BJP asks Punjab CM to resign over failure to curb drug menace
Drug mafias were selling narcotics across Punjab, and prisons have become safe havens for drug smugglers, State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar alleges
On September 17, 2026, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's 'Yudh Nashe Virudh' (war against drugs) campaign, labeling it as "hollow". The BJP demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government resign. Kewal Singh Dhillon, BJP State president, and Sunil Jakhar, former Punjab BJP president, made these remarks at a press conference.
They asserted that if the BJP were to form the government in Punjab, drugs would be eradicated within two years. The BJP has a history of eliminating drug-related issues in other states, including Naxalism, gang-related violence in Uttar Pradesh, and violence in Kashmir. Dhillon further alleged that drug mafias were selling narcotics across Punjab and that prisons had become safe havens for drug smugglers.
The BJP announced plans to begin State-wide 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatras' from September 18, aiming to cover all 117 Assembly constituencies in Punjab.
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