Member of Parliament and congress candidate from Ludhiana constituency Mr. Ravneet Singh Bittu demanded resignation from Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on moral grounds. He said the former DGP (Prisons) Shashikant has named Senior Akali Minister Ajit Singh Kohar, Gulzar Singh Ranike, Virsa Singh Valtoha, Harmeet Singh Sandhu, Veer Singh Lapoke and close aide of Senior BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in the drug haul. It is now public that that the drug peddlers have been enjoying patronage of Badal Government. He said that the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has no right to be on the seat of Chief Minister, he should resign immediately on moral grounds.Mr. Bittu further added that the drug lord Jagdish Singh Bhola, who was dismissed from the police, had named Youth Akali Dal President and Cabinet Minister Bikram Majithia, who is brother-in-law of Sukhbir Singh Badal and son of Jail Minister Sarvan Singh Phillaur in drug peddling.
Mr. Bittu said the people have made Parkash Singh Badal Chief Minister for the fifth time, but Badal have showing no concern about the youth of Punjab.
Mr. Bittu said in the crusade against drug peddling he had walked 1,500 km in Punjab and had talked to those women who had lost their sons due to drugs. He had held hunger strike for atleast 7 days in Ludhiana in front of mini secretariat. At that time Badal had promised to establish anti drug board to deter drug peddling, but till now the board has not called a single meeting, what else can be expected from the board.Mr. Bittu said the Badal has betrayed people of Punjab. Badal has shown that he has been saving drug peddlers and he has been more concerned to save his ministers, who were involved in drug peddling, than the lives of youth of Punjab.The former DGP has proved that he had handed over a list of drug peddlers to the chief ministers for action, but the chief minister has ordered him to not to public the list.Mr. Bittu said more than 70 percent of youth are drug addict and Badal has no right to be on the seat of chief minister. Mr. Bittu has asked the people to think over it. He said, after it the SAD-BJP leaders have no right to ask people to cast their votes in their favor.