📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Ministry of Cooperation
Politics
AAP rebukes Amit Shah, says Punjab not a drug scapegoat
✍️ India Today
🗓 01 Oct 2026, 04:16 AM
👁 11
The Aam Aadmi Party criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks linking Punjab to the drug problem, calling the narrative a scapegoating of the state.
Delhi-based Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issued a sharp response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent comments that appeared to associate Punjab with the country's drug menace. In a statement released on the party's official channels, AAP leaders asserted that singling out Punjab as a primary source of illicit substances is misleading and unfair.
The party argued that drug trafficking is a nationwide challenge that requires coordinated action rather than regional blame. AAP emphasized that its government in Delhi has been proactive in curbing drug abuse and that Punjab's own authorities are also taking steps to address the issue.
By labeling the remarks as an attempt to make Punjab a scapegoat, AAP signalled its intent to push back against narratives that it believes politicise the drug problem without offering constructive solutions.
The party argued that drug trafficking is a nationwide challenge that requires coordinated action rather than regional blame. AAP emphasized that its government in Delhi has been proactive in curbing drug abuse and that Punjab's own authorities are also taking steps to address the issue.
By labeling the remarks as an attempt to make Punjab a scapegoat, AAP signalled its intent to push back against narratives that it believes politicise the drug problem without offering constructive solutions.