This Indian state recommends death penalty for drug peddlers, smugglers

In an effort to intensify the fight against the widespread drug abuse in the state, the Cabinet of Punjab has reportedly recommended death penalty for drug smuggling and peddling. State minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa on Monday said that the Cabinet has also decided to constitute a sub-committee to review the state’s rehabilitation programme.

The stringent measures to deal with the state’s drug problem were decided after the Cabinet meeting on Monday. The state government, in its statement, said that the recommendations will be sent to the Union government for its approval.

A cabinet sub-committee will be constituted under Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the committee will meet once every week to discuss the progress made in its anti-drug campaign.