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Congress MP Warring Meets Slain Anti-Drug Activist Jhota's Family in Punjab
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News18•14-10-2026, 11:45
Congress MP Warring Meets Slain Anti-Drug Activist Jhota's Family in Punjab
- •Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring visited the family of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa district.
- •Warring criticized the AAP government led by Bhagwant Mann for failing to curb the growing drug menace in Punjab.
- •Jhota was shot dead in a busy market by a medical store owner after actively fighting against the illegal sale of addictive substances.
- •The Congress party announced its support for the Punjab Bandh call scheduled for October 15 following the tragic murder.
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Parvinder Singh Jhota was shot dead in Mansa district on Tuesday after a confrontation at a medical store, where he accused the owner of illegally selling intoxicating drugs while capturing the incident on a Facebook livestream.
Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring met Jhota's family to offer condolences and criticized the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government for failing to curb the state's drug menace. He also questioned how the accused medical store owner managed to procure a licensed weapon.
Following the murder of the anti-drug activist, a joint action committee formed by various organizations called for a Punjab Bandh on October 15, which the Congress party announced it would support.
