Gandhi has been invited to join the day-long dharna (sit-in protest) being organised by the Congress state unit, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, on Monday. In March this year, Gandhi visited Amritsar and attended the screening of Fading Glory, a documentary film on Punjab’s drug problem. The party said that it had always sought to highlight the drug problem in the state, but agreed that the controversy over censoring Udta Punjab has given impetus to the issue. At the end of it, he commented on the issue and said that if voted back to power, the drug issue will be the top priority of the Congress party in the state. Congress said it had always sought to highlight the drug problem in Punjab, but agreed that the controversy over censoring ‘Udta Punjab’ has given impetus to the issueRahul Gandhi has been invited to join the day-long dharna (sit-in protest) being organised by the Congress state unit, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, on Monday.

Source: Mint June 13, 2016 04:41 UTC