Daijiworld Media Network – Moga

Moga, Mar 14: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged the people of Punjab to give the Bharatiya Janata Party a chance in the 2027 Assembly elections, asserting that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP could free the state from the drug menace.

Addressing a “Badlav” rally at Killi Chahlan village in Moga district, Shah said the state had suffered due to mounting debt, drugs, corruption, religious conversions and gangsterism. He appealed to voters to bring the BJP to power in the next Assembly polls.

Shah said Punjab had already given several opportunities to parties such as the Indian National Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party, and should now allow the BJP to form the government.

Targeting the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Shah alleged that the administration was steeped in corruption and had turned into an “ATM” for AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

He said the BJP had effectively launched its campaign for the 2027 Assembly elections from Moga and sought public support for the party.

Referring to the BJP’s earlier alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal in the state, Shah said the party had previously contested elections as a junior partner but would now fight to form the government on its own.

The Union minister said Punjab needed a “double-engine” government led by the BJP to tackle the drug menace. Highlighting actions taken by the Centre, he cited the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and claimed that Naxalism was nearing its end.

Shah also alleged that industries were leaving Punjab and said previous governments had failed to address unemployment. He urged voters to support the BJP to bring change in the state.

Elaborate security arrangements were put in place for the rally. Moga lies in the politically significant Malwa region, which accounts for 69 of the state’s 117 Assembly seats.