Punjab poll promises: War on drugs, farm loan waiver

Parties alleged that the drug menace, drug abuse had seen a huge increase during the Akali regime

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Capt Amarinder Singh being offering sweets by his relatives during his press conference after the party's thumping win in state Assembly elections in Chandigarh

Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi

Last Updated : Mar 12 2017 | 1:51 AM IST

Among the first things that the Congress’ chief ministerial candidate in Punjab, Amarinder Singh, has promised to do after he assumes power is to tackle the drug menace by choking the supply of such intoxicants in four weeks.

“Anybody involved in the drug scourge will be dealt in accordance with law, howsoever powerful he may be. I have said within four weeks we will tackle this drugs problem," Singh told a crowded press conference in Chandigarh on Saturday.

The increasing number of drug-abuse cases has been one of the poll planks of both the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

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