Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, after visiting the family of slain businessman Sanjay Verma here, strongly condemned the brutal murder and expressed shock and grief over it. He shared his condolences and sympathies with the deceased's elder brother Jagat Verma and said it’s an irreparable loss.

He said that incidents of robbery, extortion and murder had increased after AAP came in power. Drug addiction has completely taken hold of the youth, the government was falsely claiming to have made Punjab 90 percent drug free.

An attack on Dr Aniljit Kamboj in Moga and the murder of Sanjay Verma outside New Wear Well Emporium here had strengthened morale of anti-social elements who have no fear of the police administration.

He said that the people of Punjab had hoped for the development of Punjab by giving 92 seats in Punjab Vidhan Sabha election to Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal three and a half years ago but they feel deeply disappointed. To make Punjab drug free it is necessary that the interference of the leaders of the ruling party should be stopped completely. He asked Arvind Kejriwal to take strict steps to save Punjab by establishing peace and harmony in the state.