Bathinda, Sept. 21 -- Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday launched the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra' in Talwandi Sabo and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of failing to curb the drug menace in the state.

Addressing a public gathering after paying obeisance at Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Chouhan said that instead of the development model promised by AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab had witnessed what he described as the "MOD model" or "Model of Drug Development".

"Kejriwal promised a development model, but Punjab got MOD-Model of Drug Development," Chouhan said.

The Union Minister said his interaction with families affected by drug abuse had left him ...