Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- Hitting back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks regarding the drug menace in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed that the "largest drug cartels" were formed during the previous Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP alliance government, while alleging that Gujarat has now "effectively become the largest supplier of drugs" due to massive consignments landing at its ports.

Addressing reporters here, the Punjab Chief Minister targeted the BJP and questioned its track record, stating that prominent ministers in the previous state regime had faced serious allegations.

"The largest drug cartels were formed during their tenure. Between 2007 and 2017, when the Akali Dal-BJP government was in power, prominen...