Ludhiana, Aug. 3 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday asserted that the Punjab government's "Yudh Nashian Virudh" will continue until every ounce of the menace was eliminated from the state. During a meeting with Village Defence Committee (VDC) volunteers "PindaDe Pehredaar" in Ludhiana, the chief minister said the campaign had completed 500 days, during which 70,000 drug smugglers had been arrested, while 1.25 lakh volunteers across 13,000 villages had emerged as the backbone of the movement. Launching a scathing attack on previous governments, Mann claimed that while they patronised the menace, the AAP government had broken its backbone through strict action against smugglers, treatment and rehabilitation of victims, and an unprecedented public awareness campaign. Addressing a packed gathering, Mann said, "Today is a significant day as Yudh Nashian Virudh has completed 500 days and our Village Defence Committees have completed one year. I thank the people of Punjab for turning both these initiatives into a people's movement. The day is not far when together these two movements will completely eradicate the menace of drugs from Punjab."HTC...