India, Sept. 8 -- The BJP on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the alleged suicide of a 47-year-old man who, according to the party, was pressured by local AAP leaders to apologise after questioning state minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the drug menace in his village.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also sought Cheema's resignation and demanded registration of an FIR under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to abetment of suicide.

According to media reports, Gulzar Singh, a daily wager from Dirba in Sangrur district, died after consuming poison on Monday night. The BJP alleged that some local AAP leaders had pressured him ...