Chandigarh, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj on Friday met the family of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab’s Mansa, and lashed out at the Bhagwant Mann government for “failing” to curb the drug menace in the state.
The drug menace has increased during the A government’s time, she charged.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Jhota’s family, Jathedar Garjajj said the Punjab government has “failed” to curb the drug menace. “It is their responsibility to curb drug menace, but this government has completely failed in this,” he said. Gargajj said during the ‘Miri-Piri Khalsa’ march, which began in July, he met many families in villages across Punjab, who highlighted the severe impact of drugs. Earlier on Tuesday, the Jathedar had condemned the killing of Jhota in Mansa, describing it as a huge loss for the ‘Panth’ and Punjab and a “failure” of the state government to curb the drug menace. He had said drug peddlers had become so emboldened that they were openly committing murders as well as selling drugs. Speaking to reporters later, she said entire Punjab stands with them in their hour of grief.
