Pathankot: As the BJP launched its ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers put up posters questioning the party’s stand on drugs, Punjab’s waters and a proposed political understanding with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) led by Sukhbir Singh Badal.In a statement issued on Friday, AAP said its volunteers had raised the three issues through posters. “The people of Punjab have every right to ask the BJP these questions and seek answers. A party cannot expect to speak about drugs in Punjab while people are asking questions about drug consignments coming from Gujarat, a BJP-ruled state. Similarly, the people of Punjab deserve clarity on the BJP’s position on the state’s waters and on the proposed political understanding with the SAD-Badal,” the statement said.AAP said the campaign would continue across Punjab as the BJP’s yatra moved from one place to another.The party quoted its volunteers as saying, “These posters are not about stopping anyone’s political programme. They are about ensuring that the issues being raised by the people of Punjab remain visible wherever the BJP reaches. The people will continue asking the BJP to answer these three questions and explain its stand clearly.”“The people of Punjab are politically aware and understand the difference between slogans and accountability. As the BJP travels across the state claiming to speak against drugs, these three questions raised through the posters will remain before its leaders and workers: Why is the BJP getting drugs smuggled into Punjab from Gujarat? Why does the BJP want Punjab’s water to go to Haryana and Rajasthan? And why does the BJP want to bring back black laws in alliance with the SAD (Badal)?” the statement added.
