Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Saturday,came down heavily on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing him of wilfully ignoring the drug menace that is ravaging Punjab and leaving an indelible stain on its history.
Bajwa highlighted that in a gut-wrenching incident that exposes the horrifying depths of Punjab’s drug crisis, a drug-addict couple from Mansa district sold their five-month-old son to a family in Budhlada for Rs 1.8 lakh — just to fund their addiction.
“A five-month-old baby was sold like an object. An innocent life was reduced to a transaction because drugs have eaten away the soul of our society,” said Bajwa.
Senior Congress Leader Bajwa stated that the mother was once a state-level wrestler. She and her husband, both enslaved by drugs, sold their baby to keep their next high going. This is not fiction. This is the reality of Punjab in 2025.
“While Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his government shamelessly parade hollow promises about “eliminating drugs,” Punjab’s families are being destroyed, children are sold like cattle, and villages decay in the shadow of addiction. Every such incident is a damning indictment of this administration: a system that has utterly failed to prevent addiction, failed to protect children, and failed—repeatedly—to uphold the most basic tenets of humanity,” Bajwa thundered.
Aiming at CM Mann, Bajwa said how many more sons and daughters must be sacrificed before the Punjab CM stops pretending everything is fine? The drug menace is not “under control” — it’s out of control, spreading like a plague through our villages, consuming generation after generation.
“Punjab doesn’t need slogans. It needs action, accountability, and compassion — before we lose an entire state to drugs,” Bajwa added.