Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the Punjab government is not against any political leader but is against the drug menace in the state. Addressing a gathering in Punjab’s Patiala with the state Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal said, “We are not against any leader. We are against the drug menace, which has spoiled our youth.” He also appealed to all the parties that if any leader of their party is involved in any activities related to drug menace then the person should be removed from the party.


His comments came after Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira's recent arrest in connection with a drug smuggling case.






Kejriwal remarked, “All these party people are abusing Bhagwant Mann, why did you do this? I want to say to all these party people that our fight is not with any other party or leaders. We are not against any leader. We are against the drug menace.”






Kejriwal also praised Bhagwant Mann’s government for taking appropriate steps to curb the drug menace in the state. He said the Punjab Police have launched a war against drugs in the last three to four months. He mentioned that there was a time when Punjab was known for drugs and movies were also being made on the drugs issue.


Earlier in the day, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Lal Bahadur Shastri on the occasion of their birth anniversaries. 


Subsequently, they also inaugurated the newly revamped special hospital ward at Mata Kaushalya Hospital in Patiala.






Commenting on the inauguration of a new Emergency and Paediatric Ward at Mata Kaushalya District Hospital Patiala, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, "If anyone is not well, then all the treatment, tests, medicines, operation everything would be free.”





He also said in the last year, around 600 'Mohalla Clinics' have been made in Punjab and now the focus is on second and tertiary-level of hospitals. He also added that the renovation of the hospitals is taking place.


“Everything would be free there. 3 crore Punjabis are getting a 'Health Chakra'.We are planning to transform 40 district hospitals in phase 1 by spending Rs 550 crores,” said the AAP chief.


Later, at a public meeting in Punjab's Patiala, he also said, "The doorstep delivery of government services will soon start in Punjab.”