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Amit Shah visits Punjab to meet families of anti-drug victims

Priya SinghSource: thehindu.com
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Amit Shah visits Punjab to meet families of anti-drug victims
Amit Shah visits Punjab to meet families of anti-drug victimsSource: thehindu.com
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Punjab on October 20 to meet the families of three men who died after opposing the state's drug menace. During his visit to Gurdaspur, Sangrur, and Mansa, Shah criticized Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s government over rising drug trafficking and safety concerns. Hours before Shah met the family of murdered anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Mansa, the Punjab government transferred the murder investigation to the CBI.

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