Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 17, 2023, 02:52 PM
Punjab News: Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday alleged that drugs are being sold inside the jails of the state. He said that if his claims were proved wrong then he would leave politics. The Congress leader criticized Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not taking action. He said that the High Court had asked to formulate a policy on law and order, drug mafia and jail within a week. CM Bhagwant Mann is the Jail Minister. What did they do? Intoxicating pills are being sold inside the jails. If I am proven a liar, I will leave politics.Sidhu was sentenced to one yearIn a 1988 road rage case, the Supreme Court had sentenced Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year rigorous imprisonment. After this Sidhu spent 10 months in jail. Gurnam Singh, a resident of Patiala, had died in this incident. Due to his good conduct in jail, he was released before the end of his jail term.Sidhu criticized AAP governmentNavjot Singh Sidhu's allegations regarding drug sale inside jails The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file a status report on the details of people suffering from drug addiction in the two states. Came a few days after being told. Sidhu also criticized the AAP government over the rising debt and law and order situation in Punjab. He alleged that the state government was not utilizing the central funds for the intended purposes due to which the central government had blocked funds worth Rs 8,000 crore for Punjab. The Congress leader said that the state government does not even have the funds to give its 40 percent share in the central scheme.