Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- A viral video of two drug addicts triggered a war of words between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP Rajya Sabha member Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday, with finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema accusing the cricketer-turned-politician of defaming Punjab and its youth by sharing the 'clip shot in Rajasthan.'

It all started after Harbhajan shared a video on X showing two men behaving like "zombies" and expressed concern over the devastating impact of drugs on Punjab's youth.

"The evil eye has struck, my friend, on our Punjab...The governments have ruined Punjab and its Punjabi youth. It makes me want to cry seeing all this. Forgive my Punjab...Excuse Punjab. Where have they brought Punjab to? The Punjab that ...