Punjab bandh LIVE: Roads, tolls blocked, markets shut across state; protesters detained in Moga, Amritsar
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Protestors who refused to cooperate with the police were detained in Amritsar, Patiala and Moga Chowk. Punjab bandh LIVE updates: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday vowed the strictest punishment for those involved in the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, as outrage over the daylight killing spilled into a second day and tensions remained high in Mansa town. Jhota's father, Bhim Singh, launched a scathing attack on the administration and called for a Punjab Bandh on October 15. The demand received support from opposition parties, farmer unions and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). ...Read More
Adding to this, Hours after Jhota was shot dead in Mansa, the police on Wednesday arrested the accused, a pharmacy owner, Ashwani Kumar, from Rajasthan even as anger against the killing spilled onto the streets, with mob setting the chemist’s shop ablaze and authorities razing a portion of his house. Jhota’s father gave a Punjab bandh call on Thursday with political parties, including the Congress, Akali Dal, BJP, Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, and farmers’ body Samyukta Kisan Morcha and other farmers’ unions and state government employees’ unions extending support to it. The family has also refused to cremate the body.
Meanwhile, Punjab Bandh LIVE: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress, accusing them of focusing on her, rather than highlighting the work being done by her government.
Notably, Taking aim at the opposition, Gupta also raised concerns over Punjab’s law and order situation, alleging that murders were taking place in broad daylight, people were dying by suicide and the drug mafia remained active in the state. She accused the opposition parties of remaining silent on these issues.
As per the latest buzz, "Murders are happening in broad daylight in Punjab. People are dying by suicide. The drug mafia is active there. But they do not speak on it," Gupta shared.
In further updates, Punjab Bandh LIVE: Police detained protesters in Patiala for allegedly forcing shopkeepers to shut their establishments during the Punjab bandh called over the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota.
On top of that, Punjab Bandh LIVE: On the Punjab bandh call, Border Range IG Gurpreet Singh Bhullar shared around 1,300 police personnel have been deployed across the border range, covering Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Batala and Amritsar Rural. He added that senior officers, including SSPs, were personally overseeing security arrangements, while striking reserves and mobile units remained on standby.
Speaking about the situation at the toll plaza on the GT Road, which connects to the national highway leading towards Delhi, Bhullar shared traffic was moving normally and the situation remained peaceful. He added that police had taken action wherever necessary and “no one has been permitted to take the law into their own hands”.
Source: Hindustan Times