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Protest in Punjab after anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota is shot dead
Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa, Punjab, on October 13.
His last rites had still not been performed about two weeks later.
Residents have turned a road into a permanent protest site, with crowds gathering behind barricades.
They are demanding the resignation of Punjab’s Chief Minister and the state’s Director General of Police.
Protesters accuse the government of failing to tackle drugs, a problem Punjab has faced for more than two decades.
The protest calls for people to continue Jhota’s fight against drugs rather than simply mourn his death.
Traffic police have diverted vehicles, while residents say through their continued presence that they intend to stay for the long haul.
Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa, Punjab, on October 13.
Residents have been staging a protest in the town following his death.
Protesters are demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister and the state Director General of Police.
They allege the government has failed to address Punjab’s drug problem.
Jhota’s last rites had still not been performed about a fortnight after his death.
- Who
- Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead; residents are protesting his death.
- What
- Protesters are demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister and the state Director General of Police. They allege the government has failed to address the drug problem.
- When
- Jhota was shot dead on October 13. About a fortnight later, his last rites had still not been performed.
- Where
- Mansa, Punjab, including a protest site in the town’s Tikoni area.
- Why
- Protesters allege the government has failed to address Punjab’s drug problem.
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Anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa.
His last rites had still not been performed, and residents continued a protest at the Tikoni area site.
- Activist
- Parvinder Singh Jhota
- Age
- 40
- Date killed
- October 13
- Location
- Mansa, Punjab
- Protest site
- Tikoni area
- Demands
- Resignation of the Chief Minister and state Director General of Police