Overview
- At a Delhi press conference, Gujarat Congress leader Lalji Desai claimed massive narcotics hauls have not produced arrests or prosecutions of key operators.
- Desai alleged most seizures occur at Adani’s Mundra Port and said no owners or handlers have been identified, framing it as a protection nexus.
- MLA Jignesh Mevani led a public raid on an alleged drug shop near a school in Tharad on November 21 and admonished local police in a video widely shared online.
- Families of police personnel marched in Palanpur, Patan and Vav–Tharad demanding an apology from Mevani, while traders in Tharad observed a shutdown on Monday.
- Congress announced district rallies backing Mevani and protesting drugs and illicit liquor under its Jan Akrosh Yatra, while also accusing the home department of being compromised and citing the home minister’s "do not worry, I am here" remark.