Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) senior leader Prem Singh Chandumajra on Thursday questioned the Punjab government's anti-drug campaign, asking chief minister Bhagwant Mann to disclose how many of the 1.27 lakh people reportedly arrested under the drive were released from police stations.

Reacting to Mann's reported remarks describing the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act as weak, Chandumajra said the chief minister, who also held the home portfolio, must clarify his claim that accused persons could obtain bail at police stations. He alleged that such remarks could embolden drug traffickers.

He questioned why the police had failed to identify the source of narcotics despite the large number o...