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Sachin Pilot Leads Punjab Protest, Demands Cheema’s Resignation
Sachin Pilot and Punjab Congress workers marched in Chandigarh against the state government.
They wanted Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to resign.
Their demand followed Gulzar Singh’s alleged suicide after he spoke about drugs in his village.
Congress says Gulzar Singh had named Cheema and faced pressure afterward.
The party says the government should have ordered an inquiry and registered an FIR.
Police stopped the march with water cannons, and Congress alleged baton charges were also used.
Some protesters were injured, according to the report.
The articles did not include a response from the Aam Aadmi Party government.
Sachin Pilot led Punjab Congress leaders and thousands of workers in a Chandigarh march toward Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema’s residence.
Congress demanded Cheema’s resignation, an FIR and an inquiry over the alleged suicide of Gulzar Singh, who had named the minister in a dying declaration, according to the party.
Gulzar Singh had questioned Cheema about the availability of “chitta,” a term commonly used for drugs, in his village and allegedly faced pressure afterward.
Police stopped the protesters with water cannons; Congress also alleged that baton charges were used, and several workers, including Kuljit Nagra, were injured.
Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa demanded Cheema’s arrest and removal, while Pilot accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of failing to address Punjab’s drug problem.
- Who
- Sachin Pilot, Punjab Congress leaders and workers, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, and Gulzar Singh are central to the reports.
- What
- Punjab Congress held a protest demanding Cheema’s resignation, an inquiry and an FIR over Gulzar Singh’s alleged suicide and Punjab’s drug problem.
- Where
- Chandigarh, during a march toward Cheema’s residence.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Why
- Congress alleges that Gulzar Singh faced pressure after questioning Cheema about drug availability and that the government failed to respond adequately.
Key facts
- Protest leader
- Sachin Pilot, Congress in-charge for Punjab
- Main demand
- The resignation and removal of Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema
- Person at center of allegations
- Gulzar Singh, a Dalit and Sangrur native
- Drug issue cited
- The reported availability of “chitta,” a term commonly used for drugs
- Police response
- Protesters were stopped with water cannons; Congress also alleged baton charges
- Reported injuries
- Several workers, including senior leader Kuljit Nagra, were injured
- Additional demand
- Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa called for Cheema’s arrest
Quotes
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Congress Member of Parliament
“An FIR has been registered against the sarpanch (of Gulzar Singh's village), but not against the Minister. We want the Minister to be arrested and immediately removed from the ministry.”
thehansindia.com
“The Finance Minister (Cheema) is responsible for this, and he has been named by Gulzar Singh. It was the government’s responsibility to order an inquiry and register an FIR.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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