Shah meets families of anti-drug activists killed in Punjab; targets AAP
Home Minister Amit Shah visited the families of anti-drug activists killed in Punjab, using the opportunity to criticize the AAP government's handling of the state's drug crisis. The Punjab government has since transferred the murder case of activist Parvinder Singh Jhota to the CBI.
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The intersection of drug policy, political accountability, and federal-state tensions in Punjab remains a critical issue in Indian national politics.
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday met the families of three men who allegedly lost their lives after raising their voices against drug peddlers in Punjab, launching a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the drug menace in the state.During his visit, Shah met the family of late Bikramjit Singh in Gurdaspur, Gulzar Singh's family in Sangrur and the family of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, who was shot dead last week.Shah expressed his condolences to Bikramjit Singh's family."Today, at the residence of the family of late Bikramjit Singh ji, who lost his life for raising his voice against the unchecked drug trade in Punjab under the AAP government, I met them in Gurdaspur and expressed my condolences.
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