By Special Correspondent
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress Media Department chairman Mukesh Nayak has launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing its leaders of shielding the state’s rapidly expanding drug trade. He claimed that under BJP rule, Madhya Pradesh is emerging as a hub of drug trafficking and consumption.
Citing a recent case in Agar-Malwa district, Nayak said police recovered 9.250 kg ketamine, 6 grams of MD drugs, 12.100 kg ammonium chloride powder and 35 litres of isopropyl alcohol from a car belonging to BJP Tanodia Mandal vice-president Rahul Anjana. The seizure was valued at nearly ₹350 crore in the international market. The main accused remains absconding.
Nayak argued that this was not an isolated case. In October 2024, authorities seized over 907 kg of mephedrone and 5,000 kg of raw material from Bhopal’s Bagroda industrial area, worth nearly ₹1,814 crore. Similarly, in August 2025, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) confiscated more than 61 kg of MD drugs from Jagdishpur, Bhopal.
Quoting NCRB statistics, he said cases under the NDPS Act rose from 1,644 in 2020 to 2,169 in 2022, while seizures of cannabis and synthetic drugs had also surged alarmingly.
The Congress leader questioned why names of BJP leaders or their close associates repeatedly surfaced in major drug cases. He demanded an impartial probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), along with the immediate arrest of fugitives.
Appealing to the public, Nayak stressed that the fight against drugs was not only political but also social. He alleged the BJP’s hypocrisy was exposed, as it spoke of values and de-addiction from the stage while allegedly protecting leaders involved in the narcotics trade.
