Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Ayali Says Waris Punjab De Can End Punjab’s Drug Menace
Manpreet Singh Ayali said his party, Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, could stop the drug problem in Punjab.
He criticized the state government’s campaign against drugs and called it unsuccessful.
He also criticized the BJP and the central government over drug-smuggling concerns.
Ayali said people trust his party to tackle the problem.
The party held an event in Mohali and opened a regional office there.
Punjabi lyricist Gill Raunta joined the party at the event.
Other party leaders said recent gatherings showed support for their movement.
The report says the party is led by Amritpal Singh, who is jailed in Assam in connection with the 2023 Ajnala Police Station attack case.
Manpreet Singh Ayali said Akali Dal Waris Punjab De could eliminate Punjab’s drug problem.
Ayali described the Aam Aadmi Party government’s ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign as a failure.
He called the BJP’s ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’ a flop and criticized the Centre over cross-border smuggling.
Punjabi lyricist Gill Raunta joined the party at an event in Mohali, where it opened a regional office.
Party leaders said recent conference turnout showed growing support for regional and pro-Punjab politics.
- Who
- Manpreet Singh Ayali and other Akali Dal Waris Punjab De leaders; lyricist Gill Raunta joined the party.
- What
- Ayali claimed his party could eradicate Punjab’s drug problem and criticized government anti-drug efforts.
- When
- Saturday, October 3; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Mohali, Punjab.
- Why
- The party presented itself as a regional alternative and said it had public support to address the drug problem.
- Event location
- Mohali
- Party
- Akali Dal Waris Punjab De
- Ayali's claim
- He said his party could wipe out Punjab’s drug problem.
- AAP campaign
- ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’
- BJP campaign
- ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’
- New party member
- Punjabi lyricist Gurwinder Singh Gill, known as Gill Raunta
- Party leader
- Amritpal Singh, described in the report as jailed in Assam in the 2023 Ajnala Police Station attack case