Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the deaths of 21 people due to the consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab's Sangrur district. He added that the Punjab Chief Minister reached Delhi to save Arvind Kejriwal but 21 people died in his village due to illicit liquor.

"21 people died in a state due to illicit liquor and their CM (Bhagwant Mann) is sleeping in Delhi. He has not even spoken 2 words or taken any action against alcoholism... Punjab CM reached Delhi to save Arvind Kejriwal but 21 people died in his village due to illicit liquor... He is in Delhi to protect the liquor scam Kingpin. He (Arvind Kejriwal) is so arrogant that he wants to run the government from jail," the Union Minister said.