Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated that the video of two addicts, shared by Rajya Sabha MP and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh “Bhajji”, was discovered to have been shot in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, and never in Punjab.
Cheema, whereas reacting to the video shared by the MP, who ditched the Aam Aadmi Get together earlier this yr to change loyalties to the BJP, stated that it was AAP which recognised his contribution to the state and thought he can be a task mannequin for Punjabi youth. “We thus despatched him to signify the AAP and its political ideology within the Higher Home in Parliament. However it’s surprising that after becoming a member of the BJP, he’s doing precisely the alternative,” he stated.
Harbhajan Singh “Bhajji” posted a video on his social media late final night time, exhibiting two turban-wearing youth standing in a zombie-like place. “What have they turned Punjab into? Appears an evil eye has been forged over my Punjab. … Governments have ruined Punjab and Punjabi youth….” he stated.
The video, which has gone viral, has received thousands and thousands of views. Some on-line platforms are claiming that the addicts within the video appear to have consumed “zombie drug” — xylazine illegally combined with opioids.
“Posting such a video, labelling it as being shot in Punjab, is a conspiracy by the BJP to defame Punjab and set an anti-Punjab and anti-Punjabi narrative on the drug concern,” he alleged, saying that the vicious design of the BJP was clearly seen.
Cheema stated that after incidents of drug hauls being seized at Gujarat ports, it was clear that the medication had been being pushed into Punjab from Gujarat, which is a BJP-ruled state.
“Everybody additionally is aware of that the drug menace elevated manifold through the tenure of the BJP-Akali authorities. However, the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP authorities has efficiently launched a Warfare on Medicine, by means of a concerted marketing campaign focused at chopping the drug provide chain by arresting smugglers and peddlers and treating and rehabilitating addicts,” he stated.
