DailyWorld News - The First International Newspaper From India https://dailyworld.in/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:08:51 +0530 en https://dailyworld.in/sangrur/240-cases-registered-under-ndps-in-sangrur-dist-harpal-cheema-613916.html DW BUREAU ChandigarhSangrurPunjab Finance Minister and chairman of Yudh Nashian Virudh Cabinet SubCommittee committee Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema today presided over Village Defence Committee meeting organised here at Sunrise Palace by Sangrur District Administration Cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that Bhagwant Singh Mann is the first CM who has taken concrete steps to stop drug trafficking and save Punjabs waters as well He added that the state is waging war against drugs and traffickers have been given clear warning that they should stop drug peddling else they will have to leave the state Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema said that apart from demolishing houses of drug peddlers constructed with drug money their government has assured stern action against them He said that under Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign as many as 240 cases have been registered under NDPS and 332 arrests have been made apart from the recovery of drug money of around 920 lakh rupees in Sangrur district He said that along with the police action their government has formed Village level and Ward level Defence Committees and these VDCs and WDCs will play key role to eradicate drugs from villages and cities as well He said that VDC and WDC members will keep strict vigil in their respective areas and immediately inform police and administrative officers about any drug abuse He added that apart from this they will also assist the drug addict patients to get them treated from the drug deaddiction centres and motive them to shun the tag of drugs addicts and join mainstream society Meanwhile cabinet minister Barinder Goyal also motivated VDC and WDC members to actively engage in Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign of Punjab government He said that their government has been working day in and day out to wipe out drug trafficking out of Punjab and stern action was being taken against the smugglers He added that now no one is there to receive drugs from drones on borders in Punjab as drug peddlers have already fled to other states by putting locks on their homes He said that around 60 houses of drug peddlers have already been razed by their government which were built by them with drug moneyeditordailyworldin https://dailyworld.in/sangrur/240-cases-registered-under-ndps-in-sangrur-dist-harpal-cheema-613916.html Sat, 03 May 2025 01:18:00 +0530 https://dailyworld.in/sangrur/punjab-chief-minister-bhagwant-singh-mann-interacting-with-public-at-dhuri-on-friday-409143.html category RegionalSangrur dhuri tags RegionalSangrur dhuri DW BUREAU Dhuri Sangrur Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday categorically said that the state government is not at all indulging in vendetta politics but it is just nailing the corrupt who have mercilessly plundered the wealth of state Interacting with the media on the sidelines of his public meetings here in Dhuri assembly segment the Chief Minister said that the state government is doing a cleansing act by ensuring that corrupt politicians are behind the bars He said that these people have mercilessly and shamelessly looted the state and now they are paying for their sins Bhagwant Mann wondered that how an act against perpetrators of such heinous crime be vendetta politics The Chief Minister said that anyone who has embezzled the people s money whether from the present or previous government will not be spared at any cost He unequivocally said that the Vigilance Bureau is functioning independently and inquiries are being conducted in a fair and transparent manner Bhagwant Mann said that the only goal is to recover every single penny from those who have robbed the public money Slamming the opposition for making hue and cry over the issue the Chief Minister said that these leaders who claim themselves to be open books have several torn pages in their life due to which they are panic of vigilance action He asked the opposition leaders to explain that why their colleague and a former Minister who is behind the bars had went to offer bribe to officers of Vigilance bureau Bhagwant Mann said that these leaders have no moral right to question the action of Vigilance as they are neck deep in corruption The Chief Minister said that these leaders had built huge palaces by amassing whopping wealth by misusing their official positions He said that the walls of these palatial palaces were high and the gates usually remained close for the people Bhagwant Mann said that these leaders remained inaccessible to the people due to which they were ousted by the masses The Chief Minister said that for the first time a government has been formed in Punjab which belongs exclusively to the people of state He said that it is neither the government of the Badal nor of Captain but this is the government of every Punjabi Bhagwant Mann assured the people that as per their aspirations no stone will be left unturned for the well being of the state adding that a new progressive and vibrant Punjab will be carved out soon The Chief Minister said that judicious and optimum utilisation if government funds is being made for holistic development of the state He added that the taxpayers money was being repaid to the people in the form of zero power bills by sprucing up infrastructure by opening Aam Admi Clinics and Schools of eminence Bhagwant Mann said that the motive is to ensure progress of the state and prosperity of its people Reiterating the firm commitment of his government to punish the perpetrators of sacrilege incidents in the state the Chief Minister said that for the first time wheels of state government have moved in this direction He said that justice in these cases is not far away as the challan has already been presented in the court to ensure severest of severe action against the culprits Bhagwant Mann said that the day is not far away when the culprits of this heinous crime will be seen behind the bars The Chief Minister said that the matter is subjudice and challan has been presented by the SIT formed by the High Court He said that ironically the people who made tall claims that they were ready for making any sacrifice for people are now afraid of going to a court in Faridkot Bhagwant Mann quipped that out of panic these leaders are running pillar to post for applying bail in court which clearly reflects the difference between their words and works editor dailyworldin https://dailyworld.in/sangrur/punjab-chief-minister-bhagwant-singh-mann-interacting-with-public-at-dhuri-on-friday-409143.html Sat, 18 Mar 2023 01:01:00 +0530