Naresh KumarMansa, Oct. 16 -- The Centre has sought a response from the Punjab government over the killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, even as his family refused to accept his body for the fourth consecutive day, insisting that their demands be met before his last rites are performed.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Ministry of Home Affairs would seek a report from the Punjab government on Jhota's murder and a separate incident in Dirba (Sangrur) in which a man allegedly consumed poison under pressure.
He also questioned the state government's handling of law and order, citing concerns over drugs, gangsterism and organised crime.
Jhota, who had campaigned against the alleged illegal sale of addi...