Madhopur (Pathankot): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by national president Nitin Nabin, launched its 13-day Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra from Ekta Sthal in Madhopur, Pathankot, on Friday. The political and social outreach drive aims to mobilise the public against the state’s drug crisis and build momentum ahead of next year’s assembly elections.
Prior to the launch, he met 50 families affected by drug-related deaths and promised political and social support.
Flagging off the campaign’s first leg at the memorial site of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Nabin said that Punjab needs opportunities, education, and employment rather than substance abuse.
Earlier reporting noted: BJP Leader Ravneet Singh Bittu’s cavalcade allegedly attacked on way to Pathankot, office claims Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu’s cavalcade was allegedly attacked while he was travelling to Pathankot to attend a BJP Yatra being launched by BJP National President Nitin Nabin, according to Bittu’s office. Attacking the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government, Nabin accused ruling elements of turning Punjab’s plight into a thriving drug industry through corruption and political patronage. The combined initiative will culminate in a rally in Jalandhar on September 30, to be addressed by Union home minister Amit Shah.
He said the AAP government merely gives “tarikh pe tarikh (date after date)” to resolve the crisis while doing nothing on the ground.
Earlier reporting noted: The former Union Minister’s office has held the Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab DGP responsible for his safety and security, saying they would be accountable if anything happened to Bittu. Earlier reporting noted: BJP has called on the Punjab Government to immediately investigate the alleged attack and ensure the safety of political workers and leaders. On recent incidents of political violence, including an attack on Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu’s convoy in Batala on Friday, Nabin said that BJP workers would not be intimidated by stones, threats, or administrative pressure.
