MP Aujla seeks inquiry by sitting HC judge
Chandigarh, May 17 -- Congress MP from Amritsar, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, on Friday, sought an inquiry by a sitting high court judge into the hooch tragedy in Majitha as well as other deaths due to drugs and spurious liquor in the state.
Addressing a press conference here, Aujla said that chief minister Bhagwant Mann should take responsibility for the hooch tragedy, and direct the government officials, who were in charge, to tender their resignations. He also urged the central government to send a high-powered delegation to look into the drug and spurious liquor trade in Punjab.
"Five years ago, 120 deaths were reported due to spurious liquor in Amritsar, Batala, and Tarn Taran. Then, in March 2024, another 20 people lost their lives in Sangrur. No one knows what action was taken against the culprits," lamented Aujla.
He said a high-level committee, under the supervision of a sitting HC judge, should probe the number of drug and liquor-related deaths over the years....
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