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Shah sets a 2029 deadline in Punjab; AAP asks why the drug factories are all in BJP-run states
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met families of anti-drug campaigners killed in Punjab and set a December 31, 2029 deadline to make the state drug-free. AAP ministers countered that the synthetic drug factories are in BJP- and Congress-ruled states.
Drug trade will end by 2029: Amit Shah's Punjab visit sets off three-party clash
Home Minister Amit Shah visited Punjab for the second time in 20 days and met the families of three people who died in incidents linked to the drug crisis. He pledged to wipe out the drug trade by 31 December 2029. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that the murder of anti-drug activist Parwinder Singh Jhota will be handed to the CBI. The visit triggered a sharp row between the BJP, AAP and Congress.