With eye on poll, BJP to begin ‘drug-free Punjab’ drive amid row over Dalit villager’s death

The campaign comes close on the heels of a row that erupted following the death of a Dalit villager, who was reportedly under pressure to apologise for questioning Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the supply of ‘chitta (synthetic drugs)’ in the State.

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