Punjab grappling with serious drug problem due to poor governance of ‘Aapda’ government: Amit Shah

Amit Shah said the people of Punjab are waging a decisive battle against drugs, and to unite the State in eradicating them, the BJP launched the 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra' on September 18

Updated - September 30, 2026 02:25 pm IST - Jalandhar

BJP workers and farmers take part in a tractor march during the 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra', at Chappar village, in Patiala, September 29. | Photo Credit: PTI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) that Punjab is "grappling" with a serious drug problem due to the AAP government's "poor governance", as he called the Bhagwant Mann dispensation 'Aapda' (disaster).

"Punjab is grappling with a serious drug problem due to the poor governance of the 'Aapda' government," Mr. Shah said in a post on X in Punjabi, shortly before speaking at a public meeting in Village Paragpur in Jalandhar. The address marked the culmination of the BJP's Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra, which was launched in the State on September 18.

Mr. Shah said the people of Punjab are waging a decisive battle against drugs, and to unite the State in eradicating them, the BJP launched the 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra' on September 18.

This Yatra reached every village in Punjab, raising awareness about drugs while also inspiring youth to join the campaign, he said.

Today, on the conclusion of the Yatra in Jalandhar, Mr. Shah said he will meet face-to-face with the residents of Punjab and, by meeting the families suffering from the scourge of drugs, share their pain and sorrow as well.

The 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra' was launched by the BJP on September 18 under the slogan "BJP da Naara, Nasha Mukauna Saara". The anti-drug yatra travelled through all 117 assembly constituencies of Punjab, covering 4,000 kilometres, and reached Jalandhar on Tuesday (September 29, 2026).

BJP president Nitin Nabin flagged off the first of four statewide anti-drug yatras from the Ekta Sthal in Pathankot on September 18.

Since then, over the past week, several Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of some BJP-ruled states, and senior party leaders have participated in the Yatras.

Published - September 30, 2026 01:02 pm IST

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