MP Harsimrat Badal urges women to expand ‘Mai Bhago Di Fauj’ by 10-15 families each in two months
Babushahi Bureau
Moga (Punjab), November 14, 2026: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of failing to curb drug trafficking in Punjab, alleging that the state was losing an entire generation to drugs.
Addressing a large women's gathering at Nihalsinghwala in Moga district, Badal urged members of the ‘Mai Bhago Di Fauj’ to enrol 10-15 more families each over the next two months and mobilise communities against drug trafficking.
She said the AAP government was engaged in a publicity campaign over its anti-drug drive while families continued to mourn young people who had died due to substance abuse.
Questioning the government's action against drug traffickers, Badal asked why no major drug kingpin or clandestine drug manufacturing facility had been exposed during its tenure. She also accused the government of targeting whistleblowers instead of acting against those involved in the drug trade.
Referring to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), she claimed Punjab had recorded the highest number of drug trafficking cases nationally under the AAP government and the second-highest number of drug overdose deaths. These claims were made by Badal during her address.
Badal said the SAD had started mobilising women through ‘Mai Bhago Di Fauj’, with village-level groups intended to keep drug traffickers away from communities.
She announced that if the SAD returned to power, it would set up a special task force headed by a woman Director General of Police to act against the drug mafia. She also asked members of the women's groups to maintain records of people allegedly selling drugs and those providing them shelter.
The SAD leader further promised a rehabilitation programme for drug users, including skill development to help them rebuild their lives. She said the party would also introduce a law providing for a 10-year denial of bail to drug offenders and seizure of their properties, with compensation for victims.
Badal held Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann personally responsible for what she described as the continuation of the drug trade and said the SAD would take action against those involved if voted to power.
Several SAD leaders, including Rajwinder Singh Dharamkot, Sukhdeep Kaur, Beant Kaur, Narinder Kaur Rania and Jaspinder Kaur Rania, attended the gathering.