Jalandhar, Feb. 20 -- Under fire from Opposition parties over his presence at the Moga rally on February 16, Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav on Thursday defended his attendance, saying it was a government function held under the anti-drug campaign.

DGP Yadav and chief secretary KAP Sinha are facing the criticism of the Congress, BJP, and SAD for being present at the AAP government's anti-drug event in Moga's Killi Chahlan village.

Besides chief minister Bhagwant Mann, it was also attended by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, party's Punjab affairs in-charge Manish Sisodia, cabinet ministers and MLAs. Sinha and Yadav also addressed the event.

Yadav, in his address, had shared the outcome of the ongoing "Yudh Nashian ...