Khaira slams govt for ‘bogus claims’ on drugs

CHANDIGARH: Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Tuesday hit out at the Congress government for its “bogus claims” about breaking the drug trade chain in the state.

Khaira said Congress MLA Surjit Singh Dhiman’s statement at a function at Sunam on availability of drugs in every street of the state and their hassle-free supply proves the stand taken by his party from time to time. “The cat is now out of the bag and all the CM’s claims about weeding out drugs from the state have fallen flat,” he said.

Khaira added that the Congress MLA was not a common man but an elected leader and must be taken seriously.

“The ground reality is that every drug is available in Punjab but on higher rates than previously. Even the CM had said that the cost of heroin, which was ₹1,500 per gram earlier, has now gone up to ₹5,000. He did not say anything about discontinuing the supply of drugs,” he said.

GOVT EXPOSED: BJP

The Punjab BJP said the statement of the Congress MLA had “exposed” the claims of the state government on drug menace issue.

State BJP secretary Vineet Joshi said Amarinder’s claims of ending the drug menace in Punjab had “fallen flat” with Dhiman’s statement.

Josh idem anded that Am arinder ask Dhiman to name those who were involved in the sale of drugs.