CHANDIGARH, June 10 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday once again batted for having a debate on legalising the use of marijuana to combat synthetic drug addiction in the state.

Accepted the challenge of the finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema of conducting a dope test of the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders, Warring regretted that Cheema, instead of taking the issue seriously, was trying to politicise it and resort to the blame game.

"I welcome his suggestion. Let me ask, why dope tests only of the Akali and Congress leaders, why not the AAP leaders also?" he asked, suggesting that there should be periodical dope tests of all political leaders and it should include liquor also.

The PC...