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Senior BJP Leaders Seek CBI Probe Into Punjab Villager's Death
Gulzar Singh was a 47-year-old daily wage worker from Punjab.
He allegedly died after consuming poison on Monday night.
His family said he had complained about drugs being supplied in his village.
They also said he was harassed and insulted with casteist slurs.
BJP leaders visited the family and asked for a CBI investigation.
They also said the family believed the cremation had been forced.
AAP workers protested the BJP visit and said leaders should not make politics out of the death.
Police booked five people after a complaint from Singh’s family.
Four senior BJP leaders met Gulzar Singh’s family and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe.
The 47-year-old daily wager allegedly consumed poison after questioning drug availability in his area.
His family alleged he faced harassment and casteist slurs after raising the issue at a public event.
BJP leaders said the family claimed Gulzar Singh’s cremation was conducted forcibly.
AAP workers confronted the BJP delegation, while five people were booked for alleged abetment of suicide and related caste-law violations.
- Who
- Gulzar Singh, his family, senior BJP leaders, AAP workers, and five people booked in the case.
- What
- BJP leaders demanded a CBI probe into Singh’s alleged suicide and met his family.
- Where
- The meeting took place in Turbanjara village in Sangrur district, Punjab; Singh was from Dirba.
- When
- The BJP visit took place on Thursday, September 10; Singh died on Monday night after raising the issue at an event on Sunday.
- Why
- His family alleged that he was harassed and subjected to casteist slurs after questioning drug supplies and mentioning his son’s drug addiction.
BJP's Allegations
AAP Supporters' Response
Political handling of the death
BJP's Allegations
The BJP said the government was suppressing public criticism of the drug supply and demanded a CBI investigation.
AAP Supporters' Response
AAP workers protested that the BJP should not do politics over a dead person.
Road confrontation
BJP's Allegations
BJP leaders said AAP workers stopped or surrounded their vehicle and accused police of remaining passive.
AAP Supporters' Response
AAP workers carrying banners raised slogans against the BJP during its visit; the article does not provide a separate detailed account from AAP leaders.
Cremation and threats
BJP's Allegations
BJP leaders said Singh’s family claimed the cremation was conducted forcibly and that Singh had been threatened after raising questions about drugs.
AAP Supporters' Response
The article reports these as allegations by the family and BJP, without a stated response from the AAP government on the claims.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Gulzar Singh, a 47-year-old daily wager from Dirba.
- Reported cause of death
- He allegedly consumed poison on Monday night.
- BJP demand
- A probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
- Family allegation
- Singh faced harassment and casteist slurs, and his cremation was allegedly conducted forcibly.
- Political confrontation
- AAP workers surrounded the BJP delegation’s vehicle and raised slogans against the party.
- Police case
- Five people were booked under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Quotes
Kewal Singh Dhillon
Punjab BJP chief who led the delegation visiting Gulzar Singh’s family.
“If anything happens to me, I will hold you accountable,”
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“This is a dictatorship,”
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