CM Mann accuses Centre of failing to stop drug trafficking, calls Shah's visit political publicity

Chandigarh, Oct 20 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the BJP-led central government of failing to curb drug trafficking through Gujarat, Rajasthan and the Pakistan border, alleging that union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Punjab was driven by political publicity rather than a genuine commitment to tackling the state's drug menace. Addressing a press conference coinciding with Shah's visit to the families of three victims, Mann alleged that the Centre was attempting to malign Punjab while ignoring its own responsibility for preventing cross-border narcotics smuggling. "Amit Shah is the country's Home Minister and is free to…