Haryana BJP Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Ram Chander Jangra has ignited a controversy with his remarks about the alleged disappearance of 700 girls during the 2021 farmer agitation near the Delhi borders. Addressing an event to inaugurate a sugar mill in Rohtak’s Meham on Thursday, Jangra claimed that during the farmer protests, a network of drug addicts from Punjab spread drugs in Haryana, and 700 girls from the Singhu border and nearby villages in Bahadurgarh (Jhajjar) were missing. His comments, made in a viral video, quickly drew attention on social media, but a day later, Jangra clarified that “there is no such complaint, and these are people’s gossips.”
In the video, Jangra said that drug addicts who participated in the protests at the Tikri and Singhu borders had created a drug network in Haryana. He claimed, “Some were injecting drugs, while others consumed bhuki (codeine), opium, cocaine, or smack. As many as 700 girls from Singhu border and nearby villages are missing. Whether they are farmers or kasai (butchers), some people want to disturb Haryana’s peace and brotherhood.”
Following the viral video, Haryana BJP spokesperson Sanjay Sharma distanced the party from Jangra’s comments, calling them a “personal statement.” Sharma added, “Only he can explain the context of his remarks. The party believes that the farmer agitation had genuine demands, but all issues should be resolved through dialogue. However, some people took undue advantage of the situation.”
Jangra’s comments also focused on the alleged rise in drug abuse in Haryana during the protests. He claimed that before 2021, Haryana’s main intoxicants were liquor, biri, and cigarettes, but after the protests, drugs such as chitta, opium, and cocaine proliferated. He suggested that drug addicts from Punjab had established a market in Haryana.
Further fueling the controversy, Jangra alleged that hundreds of factories near Bahadurgarh and Singhu borders were closed for a year due to the protests, which allowed human traffickers to lure people with false promises of employment, leading to the disappearance of many girls. When questioned about whether the Haryana Police had investigated the alleged disappearances, Jangra replied that no formal complaints had been received, labeling the claims as “gossip.”
Jangra also criticized farmer leaders like Rakesh Tikait and Gurnam Singh Chaduni, calling them “misleaders” and blaming the protests for the closure of nearly 200 factories in Haryana, which he said hurt the state’s economy and social harmony.
Despite the controversy, Jangra emphasized that his comments about the missing girls were based on reports from villagers and the broader social impact of the farmer agitation, not any confirmed incidents. He also reiterated that drug abuse had existed in Punjab but became more widespread in Haryana after the protests.
