In his Independence Day speech, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann vowed to eradicate the menace within a year. On 'Punjab Day' on November 1, he reiterated his resolve, emphasising that refusing consumption is the key to eliminating drugs.
Amid the Punjab and Haryana High Court pulling up the Punjab government on steps taken to check drug trafficking, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu alleged that under the watch of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, drug tablets are being sold in jails.