New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday accused opposition leaders of using a recent incident in Namol village, Sangrur, to target the Bhagwant Mann government's campaign against drugs. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab president and Cabinet Minister Aman Arora said opposition leaders were defending a man facing nine cases since 2018, while overlooking a collective effort by villagers and local institutions to prevent drug sales.

Arora said the cases against Jagga Singh included those under the NDPS and Excise laws and a rape case, and that convictions had been recorded in four cases. These details were presented by AAP as part of its argument that the political narrative around the incident did not reflect the situa...