Tribune News Service
Muktsar, December 27
Peeved over the drugs menace, residents of Midda village in the Lambi Assembly segment here have warned politicians to enter their village only if they can reply to their queries.
Some residents of the village even lodged a protest for over 24 hours, demanding strict law against drug peddling. “Our village has become the hub of drug peddling. We, along with residents of neighbouring six villages, had informed the local police and SSP about it nearly two months ago. However, nothing has changed. Irate over it, we started an indefinite protest. However, the police came to the village on Friday and assured us that stern action would be taken against those found selling drugs. Now, we have suspended our protest. If the police fail to fulfil their promise in the next 10 days, we will again start the protest,” said Jagmeet Singh, a resident of Midda village.
He said, “A number of youths are hooked to ‘chitta’. When the cops arrest any drug peddler, he comes out on bail easily and again starts selling drugs. We demand strict law to curb the peddling. The politicians should get ready to give replies to our queries during their election campaign.”
Residents also appealed to senior police officers to conduct surprise checking in the village. “We have done community policing too in the past for nearly two months,” claimed the residents.
Inspector Angrej Kumar, Station House Officer, Kabarwala police station, said, “We assure Midda residents that those found selling drugs won’t be spared.”
Village in Lambi to bar entry of leaders failing to answer drug queries
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