Friday, 19 October 2012

Navjot Sidhu's wife endorses Rahul Gandhi's 'drug' remark

Navjot Sidhu's wife endorses Rahul Gandhi's 'drug' remark


In what can be seen as an embarrassment for the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab, BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife has endorsed Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's controversial drug remark. Mr Gandhi, in a speech at Punjab University last week, had said that "seven out of 10 youth in Punjab have drug problems."

Dr Navjot Kaur, a chief parliamentary secretary in the Parkash Singh Badal-led government, spoke about launching a campaign against drug menace in the state in a press conference. 

The event, incidentally, was held at Punjab University, where Mr Gandhi made his comment. It came right after Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal addressed a press conference where he slammed Mr Gandhi for his comments.

Mr Badal even said that the survey which the Congress general secretary talked about was conducted when Punjab had a Congress government. 

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