Chandigarh, May 19 -- Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, demanding a probe into the Amritsar hooch tragedy and alleging links between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the liquor mafia in the state.

The memorandum described the Majitha incident, in which 27 people reportedly died after consuming spurious liquor, as a "tragedy of mammoth human proportions."

"The avoidable tragedy of mammoth human proportions - 27 human lives have perished - has taken place due to the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP regime's well-known intent to not only harbour elements of the liquor mafia but also to profit from their criminal misdeeds," the memorandum stated.

The BJP pointed out that a similar inciden...