JALANDHAR: At the time when the issue of drugs dominates the political conversation in the state, three Congress MLAs of adjoining constituencies in Doaba, are pointing fingers at each other’s constituency for supply of drugs in the region.On Sunday, Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjit Singh and Shahkot MLA Hardev Singh Laddi Sherowalia named two villages in Sultanpur Lodhi constituency as drug trade hubs. On Monday, Sultanpur Lodhi MLA Navtej Singh Cheema named villages from both Rana and Sherowalia’s constituencies as drug trade hub. He also questioned that both the MLAs should tell that how many cases have been registered against drug peddlers from these villages.Speaking to TOI on Monday, Cheema said while the two MLAs from neighbouring constituency mentioned Lattiawali and Toti villages, they did not mention how many cases were registered against peddlers from these two villages. “After our government came into power, 300 cases were registered in Sultanpur Lodhi police station, including around 100 each from peddlers against these two villages. Now, let Rana and Sherowalia tell people how many cases were registered or what action was taken against peddlers who have been operating from specific villages or urban localities in Kapurthala,” he said.Earlier, while Rana had mentioned names of Lattianwali and Toti for being hub of drugs on Saturday, Sherowalia in an anti-drug rally at Seechewal village said he had mentioned these two villages to the Punjab chief minister. He had said that drugs were flowing from these two places in his constituency too.However, Cheema on Monday mentioned the names of Punnian Redwaan, Baupur and Malsian in Shahkot area and localities Mehtabgarh, Ucha Dhorr, Dhamm Buttan and Kala Sanghia as hubs of drug peddling. “I never interfered in police action against peddlers but let the two MLAs explain how many cases have been registered against the peddlers from these well-known hubs of drug peddling,” he said.He said due to stringent action against drug peddling, Sultanpur Lodhi police station was declared best in the state around a month ago.MLA Rana had specifically named former Sultanpur Lodhi SHO Sarabjeet Singh, saying that he had handed over at least five complaints in the CM’s office against him but no action was taken for 15 months even as issue was in notice of the Punjab DGP. After this, the SHO was sent to police lines.

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