Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Rekha Gupta Joins Punjab Anti-Drug Yatra, Targets AAP
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta joined a BJP campaign against drugs in Punjab.
The campaign is called the Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra.
Gupta said the AAP government had promised to remove drugs but kept extending its deadline.
She said the BJP would take strong action against drug traffickers if it won power in Punjab.
She also criticized Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann over their handling of the state.
Gupta said families, officials and communities must all help protect young people from addiction.
The yatra will travel through Punjab on four routes.
It is planned to cover all 117 Assembly constituencies before ending in Jalandhar on September 30.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta joined the BJP’s Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra in Fatehgarh Sahib.
Gupta accused Punjab’s AAP government of repeatedly extending its drug-eradication deadline and failing to tackle the problem.
She promised stringent action against drug traffickers if the BJP forms Punjab’s government.
The 13-day yatra has four routes covering about 4,000 kilometres and all 117 Punjab Assembly constituencies.
The BJP campaign is part of its statewide outreach ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly election.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Punjab BJP leaders are involved; Gupta criticized the Aam Aadmi Party government, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann.
- What
- Gupta joined and flagged off the second route of the BJP’s Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra while accusing the Punjab government of failing to eradicate drugs.
- When
- Gupta joined the campaign on Saturday; the 13-day yatra began on Friday and is scheduled to conclude on September 30.
- Where
- Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, including Gurdwara Sri Jyoti Saroop Sahib and the local grain market.
- Why
- The BJP says the campaign aims to fight drug abuse and protect Punjab’s youth, while making the issue central to its outreach before the 2027 Assembly election.
BJP’s position
AAP position
Drug-eradication record
BJP’s position
Rekha Gupta alleges that the AAP government promised to eliminate drugs within three months but extended the deadline six times, showing it cannot be expected to eradicate the problem.
AAP position
The material provides no response from the AAP government to Gupta’s allegations.
Political accountability
BJP’s position
The BJP says the yatra will help free Punjab from the AAP government and argues that Punjab should follow Delhi, where AAP was voted out, according to Gupta.
AAP position
The material does not state the AAP’s position on Gupta’s comparison between Delhi and Punjab.
Future enforcement
BJP’s position
Gupta says the BJP would take stringent action against drug traffickers if voted to power and that government, administration, families and society must work together.
AAP position
No separate AAP position on enforcement or shared responsibility was provided.
- Campaign
- Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra
- Fatehgarh Sahib route
- The second of four planned routes
- Planned duration
- 13 days
- Planned coverage
- About 4,000 kilometres and all 117 Punjab Assembly constituencies
- Starting points
- Pathankot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka and Talwandi Sabo
- Planned conclusion
- Jalandhar on September 30
- Political context
- The BJP is promoting the drug issue ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly election
