The members of the Insaaf Committee, which is demanding justice in the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, along with KMSC and Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), held protests in Mansa and Amritsar against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of failing to curb narcotics trafficking.
The farmer leaders reiterated that KMSC would intensify the agitation if the government did not agree to their demands.
In Mansa, the deceased’s father, Bhim Singh, led the protest and said the family would not consent to Jhota’s autopsy until the chief minister and the state police chief Gaurav Yadav resigned over their alleged failure to maintain law and order in the state. Padhri said the protests were not confined to a single family, but represent the collective future of Punjab’s youth and the pressing need for a drug-free society. He said the drug menace was destroying Punjab’s younger generation and urged all sections of society to support Jhota’s family in its fight for justice. The jathedar said governments needed to take special measures to help young people overcome addiction and reintegrate into the mainstream of society.
KMSC state leader Sarwan Singh Pandher and district president Ranjit Singh Kaler Bala led the protest in Amritsar and criticised the state administration for failing to address the demands of Jhota’s family.
“If chief minister Bhagwant Mann has any moral integrity left, he must ensure immediate justice in this matter,” the leaders said.
