Amit Shah Visits Punjab Over Drug Menace as BJP, AAP and Congress Clash Ahead of Polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Punjab for the second time in twenty days to meet the families of victims affected by the state's drug menace, including slain anti-drug activist Parwinder Jhoota in Mansa, Bikramjit Singh's family in Gurdaspur, and Gurjar's family in Sangrur. Ahead of his visit, Shah accused the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government of pushing the state into drug addiction and pledged to eradicate the drug trade from Punjab by 31 December 2029. The visit has triggered a sharp political confrontation across parties. The Congress hit back at the Home Minister, alleging that the central government shares equal responsibility for failing to curb cross-border drug smuggling and questioning Shah for remembering Punjab after twelve years. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party accused the BJP of politicising Parwinder Jhoota's death, while Shiromani Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal wrote to Shah demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the murder.