Amarinder vows to end the drug problem in Punjab

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Jun 10 2016 | 5:43 PM IST
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today vowed to finish the drug menace in the state and pledged his support to "Udta Punjab" film.
"I will finish the drug menace in the state and expose the double face of Akali Dal government in Punjab," Amarinder said.
He also signed a petition for allowing the screening of the movie in the state.
"Ban on Udta Punjab is yet another example of how Akali-BJP combine has always placed their electoral interest above Punjab," he said.
"This government has failed on multiple counts to tackle drugs proliferation but instead of correcting it, they sweep it under the carpet," he alleged.
Drug problem in Punjab is a social issue, a law and order issue not one of "integrity" or "morality" as the government would have one believe, Amarinder said.

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"They were first afraid of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi when he raised the issue in 2012 and now they are afraid of being exposed by the movie", he said.
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Meanwhile, AAP leader and spokesperson Sukhpal Singh Khaira challenged Amrinder to prove the posters released by him were fake.
On Saturday, Khaira had released a poster of the PPCC chief posing with Darbar Sahib and Congress party symbol along with photos of Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on the top of it.
"I had downloaded the poster from the official Facebook page of Captain Amarinder dated April 22, 2014 and I still have snapshots of the Facebook post. If Amarinder claims the photographs are photoshopped then why doesn't he lodge an FIR against me?" Khaira asked in a statement.

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First Published: Jun 10 2016 | 5:43 PM IST

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