Centre must stop treating Punjab's drug crisis as ‘political opportunity’: AAP Minister on Shah’s visit
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema criticized the central government for politicizing the state's drug crisis following a visit by Home Minister Amit Shah. Cheema urged the Centre to focus on dismantling cross-border drug supply chains rather than attacking the state government.
Why it matters
The drug crisis in Punjab is a major political issue that highlights tensions between state-level AAP governance and the BJP-led central government.
Centre must stop treating Punjab's drug crisis as ‘political opportunity’: AAP Minister on Shah’s visit left Harpal Cheema claimed that the AAP government was taking stringent action against drug traffickers. File ANI ANI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/k7bypz/article71604961.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/20260907107L.jpg ANI Sangrur [Punjab], Sep 07 (ANI): Punjab Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema speaks during the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a new Block Samiti building in Chhajli village of Dirba constituency, in Sangrur on Monday. (@AAPPunjab X/ANI Photo) Harpal Cheema's reaction came as Amit Shah met the kin of victims of the drug menace in Punjab and said he had come to remind the AAP government and its leaders that they promised to eradicate the drug trade within three months of coming to power, but it is growing Chandigarh As Home Minister Amit Shah called out the AAP government in Punjab over the drug menace, State Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) said…
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