He accused Rahul of promoting tainted leaders and the former Prime Minister of keeping mum on the drug problem in the state in spite of former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi drawing his attention towards the issue.
"Manmohan Singh maintained a stony silence despite Quraishi informing him of the enormity of the drug menace in Punjab during the 2012 assembly polls, while Amarinder chose to side with SAD minister Bikram Singh Majithia by opposing a CBI probe," AAP MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann said.
"Rahul must also explain the conduct of Congress' Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and questioned over his links to SAD leader Chunni Lal Gabba, who is a drug smuggler," the AAP MP said.
"Gabba, a Goraya-based businessman, is facing a ED probe in a drug trade linking him to international drug lord Jagdish Bhola," he said.
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"In 2013, Amarinder had written a letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, accusing Bajwa of being a drug smuggler with terror links. So, either Amarinder is lying or Rahul is promoting tainted leaders in the party," the AAP MP said.
"With such glaring revelations, Rahul and his party colleagues stand exposed and have no moral right to stage a protest against the drug menace," Mann said.
Rahul is scheduled to lead a Congress protest in Jalandhar tomorrow against the drug menace and "deteriorating" law and order situation in the state.