Chandigarh, October 13
Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon has launched a sharp attack on the Bhagwant Mann government over the murder of young anti-drug activist Parminder Singh Jhota in Mansa. Dhillon said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had failed to govern Punjab and should resign from his post immediately. He said law and order in the state had deteriorated during Mann’s tenure, while the drug problem had spiralled out of control.
Dhillon demanded the Immidiate arrest of those responsible for Parminder Singh Jhota’s murder. He questioned what was happening in Punjab, where murders were taking place almost every day. People raising their voices against drugs were being shot dead in broad daylight. This clearly reflected the alarming state of law and order in the state, he said.
Dhillon said Parminder Singh Jhota had been raising his voice to save Punjab’s youth from drugs. His mission was to help young people escape the trap of addiction, but this did not go down well with drug traffickers. He questioned who would take responsibility for the safety of ordinary citizens if even those fighting against drugs were not safe. Referring to a similar incident involving Gulzar Singh in the past, Dhillon said the steadily deteriorating situation in Punjab was creating fear among the people.
Dhillon alleged that drugs were being sold openly in Punjab and that the Aam Aadmi Party government had completely failed to curb the menace. He said people who raised their voices against the drug trade were being forced to pay with their lives. This situation raised serious questions about the state government’s functioning, he added. Dhillon said fear of the law had disappeared among criminals. He described the present government as the most incompetent government in Punjab’s history.