Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Oct. 20 -- union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Tuesday to meet families affected by alleged drug-related violence, as the BJP accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of announcing a CBI investigation into anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota's murder under political pressure hours before the Home Minister's visit.
Shah landed by helicopter in Batala before proceeding to meet the family of Bikramjit Singh, whose murder has sparked controversy over the state's drug problem. The BJP has linked the killing to his opposition to drugs, although police have disputed that motive.
The Home Minister is also scheduled to visit Toor Banjara village in Sangrur's Dirba area, where Gulzar Singh...