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Punjab police use water cannons on Congress protest
The Hindu··9 Sept
Police used water cannons on September 8 to disperse Punjab Congress leaders marching toward Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence. Congress demanded dismissal of Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema after Gulzar Singh of Dirba died by suicide. Singh's dying declaration named Cheema, Congress said. Sidhu cited 8,973 NDPS cases in 2024 and Punjab ranking first in drug trafficking.
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What It Means For You
- Congress protesters were blocked by barricades before police used water cannons at the party office march.
- Leaders linked a Dirba resident's suicide to pressure from local AAP figures over drug menace questions.
- BJP and Akali Dal leaders have separately demanded investigations into Sangrur district cases.
What's Happening
- Congress members gathered at the party office and tried to cross administration barricades on Tuesday.
- Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said Gulzar Singh named Harpal Singh Cheema in a dying declaration.
- Sidhu said AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang called GMADA a centre of loot, raising internal party questions.
The drug cases cited
- Sidhu said Punjab registered 8,973 NDPS cases in 2024 and ranked first nationally in drug trafficking cases.
- Gulzar Singh allegedly questioned Cheema over drug sales at a public meeting before his death.
- BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon also raised an alleged custodial assault case in Sangrur with the Governor.
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