BATHINDA/Amritsar, Oct. 26 -- The members of the Insaaf Committee, which is demanding justice in the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, along with KMSC and Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), held protests in Mansa and Amritsar against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of failing to curb narcotics trafficking.

The demonstrators burnt brooms as part of a symbolic protest.

In Amritsar, activists of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) and political outfits, including Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), held protests at the Golden Gate and Verka bypass.

In Mansa, the deceased's father, Bhim Singh, led the protest and said the family would not consent to Jhota's autopsy until the chief minister and the state ...