Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today said he will take out a rally against peddling and supply of drugs at Majitha in Amritsar district.
His announcement came on a day when "Udta Punjab", a Hindi film which deals with the drug problem in Punjab, released in theatres after being cleared by courts.
Amarinder said, although the people of Punjab will get to see the drug-themed Bollywood film, the issue of drugs still needs to be highlighted.
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"Since I have already announced that I will stage a dharna at Majitha, I will take out the rally on a later date," said the former Chief Minister in a statement, adding, "our fight against drugs does not merely end with the release of the film as we have to completely eradicate this curse from Punjab".
He congratulated the makers of "Udta Punjab" for holding their ground and strongly resisting the pressure to dilute its message.
"I hope the film not only helps highlight a serious problem that has finished almost a generation of our youth, but also creates awareness on the disastrous and devastating effect of drugs," the Amritsar MP said.
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Attacking the Modi government, Singh alleged, "The probe by central agencies into the illegal drug trade in Punjab has slowed down since the new government took over at the Centre."
He alleged that an attempt was being made to protect several SAD leaders whose names have cropped up in different drug rackets and demanded that the Supreme Court intervene in the matter.
On the Sutlej-Yamuna Link row with Haryana, he said Congress was committed not to let the waters of rivers in Punjab go to other states.
