At a session conducted by The Indian Express, Sukhbir Singh Badal made some candid statements about the drug situation in India. In response to a question put to him, Punjab’s deputy Chief Minister said that the easiest access to drugs in India was from Goa but Punjab has to bear the burden of being the country’s drug capital.
The session also entailed discussions on pre-poll alliances in the state before the 2017 assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal’s development agenda and the couple’s entry into politics many years ago.
Goa is the easiest place in India to get drugs, but there are hardly any arrests. Punjab is acting tough, but gets branded as the drug capital. We all know that drugs coming from Pakistan and Afghanistan and meant for the rest of the country enter India through Punjab. Punjab is just a highway for the drugs route and not the market.Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab Deputy CM
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