Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Pargat Singh has questioned the BJP-led government at the Centre and Union Home minister Amit Shah over the "growing drug trade across the country". He demanded accountability for the illegal sale of pharmaceutical drugs and expressed concern over the impact of the drug menace on the youth.

He said the BJP has been in power at the Centre for the past 13 years, with Shah serving as the Home minister. So neither the central government nor the Home minister can evade responsibility for the spread of the drug trade across Punjab and other states.

Pargat questioned whether the drug problem in Punjab had continued to worsen over the past 13 years without Shah being aware of...