Sukhbir warns SAD workers against helping drug peddlers

Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Badal (Muktsar), July 22

Deputy Chief Minister-cum-SAD chief Sukhbir Badal today warned the party activists of the Lambi constituency of strict action if anyone tried to protect drug peddlers.

Sukhbir held closed-door marathon meetings with the SAD activists of the Lambi area for over four hours at the PSPCL's rest house here today.

Party sources said during the meeting a SAD activist even targeted an OSD of Sukhbir (who was not present there). He said the district police had allegedly let off some drug peddlers some time ago on the insistence of the OSD.

However, it is learnt that Sukhbir asked the party activist, who raised this issue, to meet him personally after the meeting.

"I will not spare anyone directly or indirectly involved in drug trade. If someone calls up any officer asking him/her to release any drug peddler, he/she will be taken to task," Sukhbir told SAD activists.

Unlike the past, the officers were not allowed to go inside the meeting hall and the proceedings were kept confidential.

Those present during the meeting included SAD's Muktsar district president Dyal Singh Kolianwali, district coordinator Avtar Singh Vanwala, Bobby Badal, OSD to CM Gurcharan Singh, Kulwinder Singh 'Kaka' and Pappi Tarmala.

He also held a meeting with the party's women wing of Lambi.

Sources said Sukhbir also told the SAD activists to counter AAP and Congress activists coming to their area by listing development works.

Youth clubs to get funds from govt directly

After some youth club members raised the issue of government funds, Sukhbir assured them that they would soon get the funds directly and not through the village panchayats, sources said.

Courtesy: The Tribune