{
  "id": 8029804,
  "title": "BJP asks Punjab CM to resign over failure to curb drug menace",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/bjp-asks-punjab-cm-to-resign-over-failure-to-curb-drug-menace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:35:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/punjab/bjp-asks-punjab-cm-to-resign-over-failure-to-curb-drug-menace/article71476581.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Drug mafias were selling narcotics across Punjab, and prisons have become safe havens for drug smugglers, State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar alleges",
  "key_points": [
    "BJP criticizes AAP's drug campaign as hollow",
    "Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann demanded to resign",
    "BJP promises to eradicate drugs in 2 years"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}