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Kejriwal says 80% Punjab drugs enter via BJP states
The Hindu··16 Sept
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that 80 percent of drugs entering Punjab now come from BJP-ruled states. He named Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. He said only 20 percent still come from Pakistan, down from 80 percent when AAP took office in 2022. He credited an anti-drone system against Pakistan-origin supplies.
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What It Means For You
- Kejriwal framed Punjab's drug supply as shifting from the Pakistan border to routes through BJP-ruled states.
- He said Mundra Port in Gujarat is an entry point and called central enforcement the Centre's job.
- BJP criticism of drug abuse in Punjab has circulated widely on social media in recent days.
What's Happening
- In an X post in Hindi, Kejriwal said 80 percent of drugs now arrive from BJP-ruled states.
- He said the share from Pakistan had fallen to 20 percent after AAP formed the Punjab government in 2022.
- He said the AAP government installed an anti-drone system against Pakistan-origin supplies.
The political fight over Punjab drugs
- The AAP government in Punjab has faced BJP criticism over drug abuse in the state.
- Kejriwal asked whether the BJP failed to stop the trade or did not want to stop it.
- He said Gujarat had seen three decades of BJP rule and claimed the highest drug trade there.
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