Ashok RainaKangra, Aug. 9 -- Around a dozen panchayat heads from the Kangra area on Saturday approached Kangra police seeking strict action against those allegedly involved in assaulting Haled Kalan panchayat chief Arun Kumar for raising his voice against drug abuse.
Led by Zila Parishad member Ishant Chaudhary, the panchayat representatives met Kangra police and said that if elected representatives campaigning against drugs were not safe, it would be difficult to encourage the common people to join the fight against the menace.
The representatives said police had detained three persons allegedly involved in the assault. They alleged that the trio had been called by Brajesh Kumar alias Mamu to attack the panchayat chief.
They demanded th...