Chandigarh, October 28, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and Cabinet Minister Aman Arora on Wednesday accused the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of pushing Punjab into a drug crisis during their 2007–2017 rule. He also urged Punjabis to reject the two parties’ return to power, citing the state’s experience with drug abuse and its impact on young people and families.
Welcoming the filing of a 40,000-page chargesheet by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau against Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia and two other accused, Arora said the investigation had uncovered a financial network involving 10 companies and transactions worth ₹736.96 crore. He said the case marked an important step towards bringing the allegations before the court and establishing accountability.
Addressing a press conference, Arora said the people of Punjab had not forgotten the damage caused by the spread of chitta during the previous Akali-BJP government. He alleged that thousands of families had suffered because of addiction and questioned the two parties’ current statements on the drug menace.
Targeting Majithia, Arora said the financial transactions detailed in the chargesheet raised questions about the source and accumulation of wealth. He also referred to reported links involving Satpreet Singh alias Satta and Parminder Singh alias Pindi, as well as statements attributed to drug case convict Jagdish Bhola. Arora said the investigation must establish the facts and that anyone found responsible should face the law, irrespective of political position.
Arora credited Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s government with pursuing the investigation and said no influential person should receive political protection. He contrasted the current government’s approach with previous administrations, including the Congress government led by Captain Amarinder Singh, which had promised in 2017 to eradicate drugs from Punjab but, he alleged, failed to fulfil that commitment.
The AAP leader also questioned the routes used to transport heroin into the country, referring to major seizures, including consignments of around 3,000 kg at Gujarat ports. He said the scale of such seizures warranted scrutiny of the entire supply chain, from wholesale distribution to local networks. Arora added that the Mann government had strengthened border surveillance, deployed drones and increased patrolling to curb cross-border smuggling.
Accusing the SAD and BJP of seeking to regain power and restore networks that he claimed had flourished under previous governments, Arora urged voters to judge the parties by their record rather than election-time promises.
“Punjab cannot afford to return to a period in which drugs devastated families and the state’s youth paid the price,” he said, appealing to Punjabis to reject the Akali-BJP alliance.
Arora said the Mann government’s stated goal was to protect Punjab’s youth, combat drug trafficking and build a “Rangla Punjab”. He maintained that sustained action against those profiting from the drug trade was essential to the state’s future.
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