'Udta Punjab' To 'Badalta Punjab': Kejriwal Says Not A Single Drug Peddler Would Be Spared

Arvind Kejriwal said that the Punjab government has intensified the crackdown against drug peddlers, with over 4,000 arrests and 2,248 FIRs registered till March 1, 2025.

File photo of AAP National convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.

Source : PTI

Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab was fighting the drug menace in Punjab on a war footing and that no drug peddler would be spared.

The former Delhi Chief Minister said the AAP government in Punjab has waged a massive war against drugs. "In the next phase, the big drug suppliers will be attacked. Not a single drug seller or supplier will be spared. During the Congress, Akali Dal, and BJP regimes, they defamed Punjab by calling it 'Udta Punjab'. Now, people are coming together to make a 'Badalta Punjab [changing Punjab]".

पंजाब में हमारी सरकार ने नशे के ख़िलाफ़ ज़बरदस्त युद्ध छेड़ा हुआ है। अब अगले चरण में नशे के बड़े सप्लायर्स पर वार किया जाएगा।

नशे का एक भी विक्रेता या सप्लायर बख्शा नहीं जाएगा। कांग्रेस, अकाली दल और बीजेपी की सरकारों में पंजाब को उन्होंने “उड़ता पंजाब” के नाम से बदनाम किया था।… https://t.co/xOKJgdmrOv

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 26, 2025

Over 4,000 Arrested In Drug Cases

He also shared a message from Gaurav Yadav, the DGP of Punjab. "Till March 1, 2025, the Punjab government has been able to achieve major success in the war against drugs. So far, 2,248 FIRs have been registered, nearly 4,000 arrests have been made and large caches of drugs have been recovered. Street availability of heroin and other drugs has been reduced," he said.

Our War on Drugs Intensifies!

Since March 1, 2025, under Punjab Govt’s anti-drug mission: 2248 FIRs registered, 4000 arrests made, huge drug seizures.

Street-level drug availability significantly reduced, a new strategy is in place to identify & cut off supply lines from… pic.twitter.com/ytw5R2mnpD

— DGP Punjab Police (@DGPPunjabPolice) March 25, 2025

He said a strategy has been formulated by the Punjab Police to choke the network of drug suppliers in rural and urban areas. He also said drug peddlers and their supply lines are being identified and action is being taken against all relevant entities linked to them.

Kejriwal Slams BJP, Congress

While speaking at a Shaheed Diwas event, 'Ek Shaam Shaheedon Ke Naam', Arvind Kejriwal compared the BJP and the Congress to British colonial rulers. He also said, "Our ideals are Babasaheb Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh used to say that just removing the British is not enough. Social norms also need to be changed. If that is not done, our own people will replace the British. That is what has happened in independent India."

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal also said, "Bhagat Singh's letters from jail were censored, but some of his letters were never even distributed. When I was in jail, as August 15 approached, I wrote a letter to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor. I told him that Atishi ji should be allowed to hoist the Tricolor in my absence. That letter was never sent to her."

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