Amritsar, July 6 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said exemplary punishment will be ensured for those who had ruined the lives of youth by selling drugs.

Addressing a gathering at Guru Nanak Dev University after dedicating roads and libraries worth around Rs.350 crore to residents of the holy city, the chief minister remarked the "jarnails" who had patronised drug trade had been put behind the bars and will pay the price for their sins.

He said no one had previously dared to arrest these affluent leaders, but now his government had done so, adding that exemplary punishment will be ensured so that "no one ever dared to commit this sin again".

The chief minister reiterated that the state government will not remain a sil...