This song used to only talk about the separation of the youth who went abroad to earn money, but now times have changed. Today, not only the head of the family, but all the members of the family—one, two or even three—have become foreigners. The old parents left behind, who hide the pain of separation under the false joy of their beloved ones’ progress in foreign countries, depart from this world. Many have joined their beds, but there is no one left to ask for a sip of water. This does not mean that the blood of the youth who went abroad has turned white or that they have forgotten their parents. No, they want to come back, but who will provide protection from drugs, drug dealers and drug addicts who rob and loot to make ends meet?
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For this reason, the parents themselves do not want their sons, who have worked hard in foreign countries, to get caught up in the dangerous conditions of Punjab again. They are sacrificing their desires and affection for the safety of their children. The map of Punjab has truly changed since the last decades of the twentieth century. The meaning of the folk songs of separation has become meaningless. Those songs have now become only a sign of old memories. In the pursuit of progress in foreign countries, thousands of youth have fallen into the hands of drug dealers. Many, dreaming of boarding a plane, set out on their final journey on the roads of civilization. It is not known when the laughing and living Punjab reached the brink of desertion. They used to say, “Punjab de jaye nu nit bihiman,” but now the cunning powers have understood that it is not necessary to kill the soil of Punjab, but to destroy its fertility with toxic elements. Young men are being turned away from natural drugs like poppy and opium and made addicted to chemical drugs. Their courage and masculinity are being killed. This conspiracy of the anti-Punjab forces has also changed the motto of “Punjab De Jaya Nu Nit Abhiyan”. Hearing the campaigns, the Punjabi youth used to get excited and yearned to die, but now to destroy this passion, the arrows of poisonous drugs are hitting the target. Punjabis who were reduced to dust due to the addiction of poppy, poppy and opium have today become addicts of Chitta, Smack, pills, capsules and poisonous alcohol.
As a result, the happiness of children is decreasing from the wombs of money. Punjab is losing its fertility. The heirs are forgetting their work and selling their lands and falling prey to deadly drugs. Those who once used to give time to the governments, today have become the streets of the streets. Every deserted place in villages, cities and towns has become a den of drugs. The bodies of disrespectful youth started rotting on the streets and roads. It is a tragedy of the times that the number of those who die from drugs is neither included in natural deaths, nor does the government machinery accept it for fear of defamation. But the truth cannot be denied.
Can the government and the police honestly claim that sincere efforts are being made to eradicate drugs? If yes, then who are the ones who die from overdose of chemical drugs in the villages? A resident of a village in Barnala district said on condition of anonymity that four to five youths are losing their lives to drugs in their village every month. Even if this is not accepted as true, it cannot be denied that deaths are happening. Things are made only when there is a foundation of truth. That person also said that children of 10 to 15 years are also included among those trapped in drugs. This is not just the story of one village, but the sad truth of every district and village of Punjab. The performance of the police makes one cry, not laugh. The police is putting all their strength into catching opium poppy, while the youth are dying from chemical drugs. Isn’t it surprising that the drugs coming from Delhi cross Haryana and are sold only in Punjab? Why not in Haryana or Uttar Pradesh? Talking about the drugs coming from Pakistan, how come the drugs are coming from the 547 km border of Punjab, while Rajasthan has a 1,035 km border and Gujarat has a 512 km border with Pakistan, but there is no sign of the supply of drugs there.
The point is that the Punjab government and the police need to take serious steps honestly. The elephant has passed by and there is no use in grabbing the tail. Experience proves that the central powers do not want to see Punjab laughing and living. Therefore, the government, administration and the people will have to work together and with sincere understanding. Until this happens, Punjabi youth will continue to die, the graves will continue to burn, and Punjab will continue to be devastated. This is the ground reality, whether one believes it or not.
