Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday targeted the BJP-led central government and Union home minister Amit Shah, challenging them to answer for their failure to curb drug trafficking during their years in power instead of "exploiting" Punjab's drug crisis for electoral gains.

Reacting to Shah's visit to meet the families of individuals who died in incidents linked to the state's drug menace, Mann questioned the Centre over what he called its failure to stop narcotics at their source, secure the borders and act against trafficking networks.

He urged Shah to meet grieving families with genuine sympathy rather than political motives. Mann added that the Punjab government stood firmly with Parvinder Singh Jhota's fa...