BJP holds press conference with affected families ahead of ‘Drug-Free Punjab Yatra’; sister mourns loss of brother

BJP holds press conference with affected families ahead of ‘Drug-Free Punjab Yatra’; sister mourns loss of brother

Chandigarh: The issue of drug abuse has once again become the focal point of a political battle ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up to cover all 117 assembly constituencies in the state through four ‘Yatras’ (campaign marches) between September 18 and 30; the campaign will commence in Pathankot and conclude in Jalandhar in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Ahead of the campaign, the party held a press conference in Chandigarh featuring families affected by drug abuse, including Amandeep Kaur, who recently lost her brother, Lavpreet Singh, to drug addiction.