Amit Shah arrived in Punjab on Tuesday for a day‑long tour that took him to Gurdaspur, Sangrur and Mansa, the three hotspots where families have lost loved ones to the drug menace. He met the grieving relatives of Bikramjit Singh, a 40‑year‑old whose death was linked to illicit drugs, and of Parvinder Singh Jhota, a local activist killed last week by a medical store owner.
The minister slammed the AAP government for failing to curb the trade, noting that the state had handed over the Mansa murder case to the CBI but still left two other high‑profile cases—one each in Gurdaspur and Sangrur—under local jurisdiction. He urged Bhagwant Mann to forward those cases to the federal agency, arguing that the families demanded justice.
Shah highlighted the centre’s “big‑ticket” seizures, saying that drugs worth ₹20,000 crore have already been seized at ports in Gujarat and Maharashtra. He added that the Punjab police themselves have been caught with heroin, citing a constable found with 15 kg of the drug.
After the meetings, Shah attended the “Ravan Dahan” Dussehra ceremony in Ludhiana, where he reiterated that the drug trade would be eradicated by December 31, 2029, a promise the AAP leadership had made in office.
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema called on Shah to explain what the centre has done to dismantle cross‑border supply chains. Shah replied that he would use every resource at his disposal, including court intervention, to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The visit ends with a pledge: Shah will seek a High Court order if the Punjab government fails to cooperate, and he has warned that BJP workers could be mobilised to support the families’ demands.