On the intervening night of February 14 and 15, a special ambush was laid by the BSF troops at the suspected dropping zone of the drone coming from Pakistan to India side to drop the narcotics consignments.
Sourav, one of the alleged illegal Indian immigrants who were deported from the US to Amritsar, opened up on his harrowing experience and said that around Rs 45 lakhs were spent to help him go to the US, but everything went in vain.
"He (Bhagwant Mann) is a part of the 'tukde tukde' gang who always thinks of dividing the nation. His agents are working in Punjab and illegal shops are running here... isn't that something to be ashamed of??" he further said.
In a major success against transborder narcotics smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), apprehended two suspected smugglers along with narcotics consignments in two different incidents at Amritsar and Tarn Taran border area, Punjab Frontier BSF s
Punjab's NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO met illegal Indian immigrants who were deported from the US to Amritsar.
"Bhagwant Mann should understand that Punjab is a part of this country. If a flight comes from America, the first state is Punjab. When you cross Lahore, we come to Amritsar. Punjab is not a separate country and it is not going to cause any security threat." Alok told ANI.
The Punjab CM arrived at Amritsar airport yesterday night and will be staying to receive the deported Indian nationals, who are expected to arrive around 10 PM.
A speeding van carrying pilgrims to Sehwan Sharif overturned on Amri Road in Nawabshah in the Sindh region of Pakistan, killing four people and injuring 10 others.
"Of all the people deported so far, 67 are from Punjab, and the rest are from other states. By politicising this, the CM is degrading his own state. What action has he taken against those who sent these people through illegal immigration? They are taking huge sums of money and sending the
"What Bhagwat Mann said was merely to create headlines. It was all meaningless. The flight should have been landed in Delhi. Punjab is not getting defamed in any way. Punjab has a lot of NRIs, and they contribute to our economy in a big way. Punjabis are living a happy life abroad," Aujla
Speaking to ANI, Tewari asserted that the Central government could have landed the plane anywhere in the country but chose Amritsar to humiliate Punjab.