{"id":54122,"date":"2025-10-30T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=54122"},"modified":"2025-10-30T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:00:00","slug":"anti-drug-vow-capt-amarinder-breaks-silence-on-taking-oath-on-gutka-sahib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/anti-drug-vow-capt-amarinder-breaks-silence-on-taking-oath-on-gutka-sahib\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-drug vow: Capt Amarinder breaks silence on taking oath on Gutka Sahib"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh broke his silence on Thursday over the Opposition\u2019s criticism regarding the Gutka Sahib case and a social media post he had shared in support of Bikram Singh Majithia. Speaking to reporters in Moga, Captain Amarinder recalled taking an oath on Gutka Sahib at Talwandi Sabo during his tenure, pledging to eradicate drugs and protect Punjab\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n<p>Terming the Opposition\u2019s attacks as \u201cpolitical rhetoric,\u201d he said that his government had managed to curb the drug menace to a considerable extent. \u201cThe jails were overcrowded with smugglers, and we had to release petty criminals. Majithia was not my relative; he had only questioned the state government\u2019s actions by sharing that post,\u201d Captain Amarinder said.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the BJP\u2019s political prospects, he said that the decision on alliances in Punjab rested with the party\u2019s national leadership. \u201cThe way a large number of people are joining the BJP in Punjab today, we may not need an alliance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Questioning the current law and order situation, Captain Amarinder said, \u201cI had put the gangsters in jail and straightened them out, but now they are roaming freely.\u201d He accused the Bhagwant Mann-led government of being afraid of the BJP\u2019s growing connection with the people of Punjab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh broke his silence on Thursday over the Opposition\u2019s criticism regarding the Gutka Sahib case and a social media post he had shared in support of Bikram Singh Majithia. 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