India, Nov. 5 -- As the 2027 Assembly elections approach, Punjab's drug menace has once again become a political battleground. But after years of failed promises and missed deadlines, parties across the spectrum must answer a more fundamental question: who will accept responsibility for the crisis?

Punjab's drug crisis presents a troubling paradox - it has remained a defining concern through successive governments, yet political accountability for it has never been clearly established. Every party that comes to power promises to break the drug networks, rescue the state's youth, and deliver a Punjab free of narcotics. When those promises remain unfulfilled, the blame shifts to the government that preceded it. As the 2027 Assembly electio...