Chandigarh, March 15 -- Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday termed Union home minister Amit Shah's claim that the BJP would make Punjab drug-free within two years as nothing but a "hollow political slogan meant to deceive people".

He pointed out that Punjab shared an international border of over 500 km and the jurisdiction up to 50 km inside the state was under the Border Security Force (BSF), which functioned directly under the Union home ministry, headed by Shah himself.

"If the border security apparatus is completely under the control of the Union home ministry, then Amit Shah must answer why drugs and arms continue to pour into Punjab. Before preaching to Punjab, the home minister must explain ...