Chandigarh, June 27 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday declared that the war on drugs had entered a decisive phase, with the State Government now going after the masterminds of Punjab's drug trade, not just the foot soldiers. Without naming Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who was arrested a day earlier by the Vigilance Bureau in a disproportionate assets case linked to laundering over Rs 540 crore alleged drug money, Mann asserted that "more big fish" will be in the net soon in coming days and no one - regardless of power or position - will be spared.
"All this time, they questioned us for not catching the big fish. Now that we have, they're crying political vendetta," said Mann, visibly unflinching ...