Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- Punjab Cabinet Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his assurance to eliminate the drug menace in the State by 2029. He said that since Shah has made declarations regarding the eradication of the drug menace in both Punjab and neighbouring State Gujarat, it implies that the power to either end or perpetuate this issue lies in his hands.

Referring to a statement by Amit Shah published in the newspapers today stating that the drug menace will be eliminated by 2029, Goyal remarked that the opposition has no real issues.

Furthermore, he questioned what the Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has actually done, pointing out that while Punjab is m...