“Will join the mass protest in Jalandhar on Monday, 13th June, to highlight rampant drug abuse and collapse of law & order in Punjab,” Mr. Gandhi said on Twitter. Meanwhile, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Friday vowed to finish the drug menace in the State and pledged his support to “Udta Punjab” film. “Ban on Udta Punjab is yet another example of how Akali-BJP combine has always placed their electoral interest above Punjab,” he said. Amid a raging row over film ‘Udta Punjab’, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a dharna in Jalandhar on June 13 to highlight rampant drug abuse and “collapse” of law and order in the State. Mr. Gandhi had raised the issue of rampant drug abuse among youths in Punjab way back in 2012 when he was subjected to ridicule and abuse by the SAD-BJP government.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2016 00:00 UTC