Mann: Ample evidence against SAD leader lodged in Nabha jail
Ludhiana, Aug. 5 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said that ample evidence had been found against a former Akali minister who had been arrested on drug charges and is currently lodged in Nabha jail. Without naming Bikram Singh Majithia, the CM, who was addressing members of newly formed defence committees in an event in Ludhiana, said the evidence would be presented in court, and the matter would be taken to a logical end.
Targeting several senior leaders of the Congress and the BJP for "speaking in favour of the SAD leader", Mann said it exposed the "collusion" between the Opposition parties. "They've covered up each other's wrongdoings when they were in power. They should make it clear whether they are with the drug traffickers or against them," said the chief minister.
Blaming the Opposition for the drug issue, Mann said had the previous governments restrained drug traffickers, the current government wouldn't have been compelled to conduct anti-drug campaigns. "Governments usually form development committees, not defence committees," he said.
According to Mann, the state government, which launched the anti-drug campaign on February 4 this year, had achieved success in breaking the backbone of the drug supply chain. "To keep villages and cities free of drugs, the government has formed defence committees which will act as generals in this war against drugs," he said.
Each village or ward defence committee will be formed with four core members, including village sarpanch or ward councillor, a representative from the anti-drug campaign, the BDPO or his/her representative and the SHO or his/her representative. He said these committees will include 10 to 20 members depending on the population of an area, he highlighted....
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