MANN CAN’T AFFORD TO KEEP THE HABIT

Bhagwant Mann’s alcohol addiction is talk of the town after fellow MP Harinder Singh Khalsa has said it is torturous to sit next to him in the House. Instead of telling others to undergo dope test, Mann should file a defamation suit against Khalsa or accept that what he says is true. Let the court decide who needs a dope test. His suspended colleague Dr Dharamvira Gandhi had accused him of same, and reportedly he had even gone drunk to bhog ceremony in Faridkot. If he needs de-addiction treatment, he should take it. With Punjab in election mode and drug and alcohol abuse a main issue, he can ill afford the habit. RANBIR SINGH PANNU, AMRITSAR