Punjab's Mann government is putting its "Yudh Nashean Virudh" campaign and broader governance record at the centre of its grassroots outreach.

Aman Arora said the incident was being politically exploited to target the Aam Aadmi Party government, while asserting that the facts surrounding Jagga Singh's background and the ongoing police inquiry must also be taken into account.

The case took a new turn today with the police announcing that Jagga himself was not exactly someone who stood against drug abuse

The man alleged that drugs were being sold in his village, Namol, and that the Sarpanch and administration had repeatedly been informed about the issue, but no effective action followed.

Dubbed a publicity failure by the opposition, the AAP government's "Yudh Nasheyan Virudh" campaign output focuses on the number of seizures, a higher conviction rate between 88-89 per cent and the jump in de-addiction centres.

The electoral data points to a significant shift in loyalties. Voters who once largely backed the SAD moved towards the Congress and subsequently the AAP.

The AAP is set to formally kick off its 2027 poll campaign a day after the Mann government announced an 8 per cent hike in DA for around eight lakh government employees

Gulzar Singh's death has pointed to major loopholes in the state's high-decibel campaign 'Yudh Nasheyan Virudh' (War On Drugs).

The latest trigger is the Centre's decision to classify six districts of Punjab as ultra-sensitive in terms of drug menace.

Sahney said the alleged conversions were being driven by factors including superstition, claims of miraculous cures, and treatment of illnesses.

Thirty chairs sat empty at the Punjab BJP office. Each one had a name pinned to it, a young person the party says died because of drugs.

The controversies are unfolding against the backdrop of AAP's major political promise to tackle the drug menace in Punjab.

Gulzar Singh, hailing from Turbanjara village in Dirba, died on September 7 after allegedly consuming poison. His family alleged that he was harassed and subjected to casteist slurs for questioning Cheema about the supply of drugs

The Congress show of unity came during the march to Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema's house over the suicide of Gulzar Singh, who had raised the issue of drugs and was allegedly facing harassment for it.

The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the Punjab government over the suicide of Sangrur labourer Gulzar Singh, marching towards state Finance Minister Harpal Cheema's house.

With heroin availability falling, Punjab Police claims the pattern of drug consumption and supply is changing. Pharmaceutical narcotics have now emerged as the state's biggest drug enforcement challenge.

BJP's offensive against AAP government comes amid public anger over the death of Sangrur resident Gulzar Singh and alleged custodial torture of activist Mohanjeet Singh Sheron

Aqib Bashir, who had escaped from the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau in Jammu, was re-arrested in Jalandhar, Punjab, in a joint operation by the NCB, J&K Police and Punjab Police.

Today, the convoy of state BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon was attacked. The BJP claims that AAP workers were involved, AAP contends that it was the villagers who sent the politicians packing.

Raghav Chadha also alleged that a BJP delegation was prevented from meeting Gulzar Singh's family and offering condolences.

BJP national president Nitin Nabin will flag off the yatra, sources said, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to attend the concluding event in Jalandhar.

Gulzar Singh, a member of the Valmiki community, died by allegedly consuming poison shortly after publicly questioning Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema regarding the unchecked drug menace that had affected his own son.

"A dangerous pattern is emerging in Punjab's AAP government - if you question government failures, the response will come in the form of threats and torture," Rahul Gandhi said, referring to the case of Gulzar Singh

Controversy follows the suicide death of Gulzar Singh, a resident of Toor Banjara village in Finance Minister Harpal Cheema's assembly segment, who had earlier confronted the minister at a village gathering