Overview

• The AAP-led Punjab government has launched the Nasha Mukti Yatra, a month-long campaign visiting villages to administer anti-drug pledges and promote rehabilitation efforts.
• Punjab Police report 10,000 drug-related arrests in three months, including 8,750 major suppliers, as part of the state's intensified crackdown on drug smuggling.
• The Amritsar hooch tragedy, which claimed 27 lives, has sparked demands from opposition leaders for a judicial inquiry into alleged government and police collusion with drug cartels.
• The campaign includes plans to construct stadiums in every village and gyms in 3,000 villages to engage youth in sports and steer them away from drug use.
• Critics, including opposition figures and even an AAP MLA, have accused the government of prioritizing public relations over substantive action, citing past failures to address drug and liquor crises.