India, June 26 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday reacted to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia's arrest, saying his government will not spare anyone involved in the drug trade.

Without naming Majithia, the chief minister said he will not show any mercy in the matter of drugs no matter how politically strong or influential a person may be.

Mann's reaction comes a day after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday for allegedly laundering more than Rs.540 crore of "drug money".

The senior SAD leader was sent to a seven-day vigilance remand on Thursday.

Mann, while addressing reporters in Chandigarh, said his government has been running ...