Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Haryana CM Calls for People’s Movement Against Punjab Drug Menace
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini spoke in Fazilka about the dangers of drugs.
He said drugs are hurting young people and their future.
He called on everyone, not just politicians or police, to help fight the problem.
A campaign called the Nasha Mukti Yatra is travelling across Punjab.
It started on September 18 and is planned to end on September 30.
The journey is expected to cover about 4,000 kilometres and all 117 Assembly constituencies.
Saini said stopping drugs also requires treatment, rehabilitation, sports and jobs.
He criticised Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Party government and promoted Haryana’s efforts to provide treatment and employment.
Nayab Singh Saini urged people to make the fight against drugs a mass movement.
The Nasha Mukti Yatra began on September 18 and will run through September 30.
Organisers say the yatra will cover about 4,000 km across Punjab’s 117 Assembly constituencies.
Saini said drug prevention requires law enforcement, treatment, rehabilitation, sports and employment opportunities.
He criticised the Aam Aadmi Party government over its unfulfilled six-month eradication promise and youth employment commitments.
- Who
- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini addressed the gathering; the campaign involves people across Punjab.
- What
- Saini called for the fight against drugs to become a people’s movement and discussed the Nasha Mukti Yatra.
- When
- The address took place on Monday; the yatra is scheduled from September 18 to September 30.
- Where
- Saini spoke in Fazilka, Punjab, during the fourth phase of the Nasha Mukti Yatra.
- Why
- He said collective action is needed to protect young people and future generations from drug abuse.
Aam Aadmi Party Government
Bharatiya Janata Party Position
Drug eradication
Aam Aadmi Party Government
The Aam Aadmi Party government had promised to eradicate drugs within six months, according to Saini; he said the problem remains serious.
Bharatiya Janata Party Position
Saini said the campaign must become a people’s movement and that the country is fighting the drug menace with determination under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Youth employment and governance
Aam Aadmi Party Government
Saini accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of failing to fulfil its promises to employ Punjab’s youth.
Bharatiya Janata Party Position
Saini highlighted Haryana’s claimed transparent job system and said the state had fulfilled 70 of 217 pre-election commitments.
Approach to drug prevention
Aam Aadmi Party Government
Saini’s criticism focused on the continued seriousness of the problem during the government’s final phase of its tenure.
Bharatiya Janata Party Position
Saini argued that law enforcement alone is insufficient and called for treatment, rehabilitation, sports and employment opportunities alongside enforcement.
- Campaign
- Nasha Mukti Yatra
- Route
- About 4,000 km across Punjab
- Coverage
- All 117 Punjab Assembly constituencies
- Schedule
- September 18 to September 30
- Treatment
- Haryana provides free treatment at de-addiction centres, according to Saini
- Additional measures
- Saini said treatment, rehabilitation, sports and employment must accompany law enforcement
- Political criticism
- Saini said the Aam Aadmi Party government had not fulfilled its promise to eradicate drugs within six months