Chandigarh, Oct. 22 -- Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Thursday staged a demonstration in Chandigarh against the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government and the Punjab Police, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Director General of Police (DGP) over the escalating drug menace in the state.

Protesters raised slogans including "Bhagwant Mann kursi chhodo" (Bhagwant Mann step down) and demanded accountability from the state administration, alleging complicity and failure on the part of law enforcement agencies to curb drug trafficking.

Speaking to ANI during the protest, ABVP leader Ankit Bidhan alleged that the youth in Punjab, especially school and college students, are increasingly...