Addressing the rally in Jalandhar Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said, he wants to make Punjab drug free state. “I have worked for Punjab… I want to serve Punjab by making the state drug-free. I understand your pain… I want to provide a safe environment for the youth of Punjab and I am here to fulfill your dream… the next five years will be a step for ‘Nava Punjab’ (new Punjab). Together, we will build a new Punjab,” he said.
Targetting the Gandhi family in the state he said “Congress removed former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh when it couldn’t run the government with remote control,” PM Modi said.
Meanwhile, the elections will be held to elect 117 members of the Legislative Assembly in Punjab. This year the main competition will be between two ruling parties Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Punjab election was going to be held on a single-phase on February 14 but now it changed to 20th February.