Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-

The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Saturday,came down heavily on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing him of wilfully ignoring the drug menace that is ravaging Punjab and leaving an indelible stain on its history.

Bajwa highlighted that in a gut-wrenching incident that exposes the horrifying depths of Punjab’s drug crisis, a drug-addict couple from Mansa district sold their five-month-old son to a family in Budhlada for Rs 1.8 lakh — just to fund their addiction.

“A five-month-old baby was sold like an object. An innocent life was reduced to a transaction because drugs have eaten away the soul of our society,” said Bajwa.

Senior Congress Leader Bajwa stated that the mother was once a state-level wrestler. She

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