A political controversy emerged in Punjab on Tuesday following the release of a viral video by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh. Singh claimed that the footage illustrated the state’s escalating ‘zombie drug’ crisis. However, the Punjab Police quickly intervened, stating that the video was not related to Punjab at all. This clarification has sparked further discussions about the accuracy of information shared on social media and its potential impact on public perception.
Police call out the claim
As the video gained traction online, Punjab Police stepped in to authenticate its origin and found it had been shot far away from Punjab. The issue remains a politically sensitive one in the state, with parties routinely trading blame over the government’s handling of the crisis — as this latest controversy over the viral video has once again demonstrated.
Writing in Punjabi to connect with audiences in the state, Singh said “the evil eye has struck, my friend, on our Punjab,” and alleged that successive governments had “ruined Punjab and its Punjabi youth. He called on people to “save Punjab” from the spiralling drug menace. Taking to X, the force said the footage was actually from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and had “no connection whatsoever” with Punjab Police.
