Mansa: Representatives of the Khalra Mission Organisation and the Human Rights Justice Struggle Committee participated in a protest against drugs in Mansa, demanding an impartial investigation into the deaths of Punjab’s youth allegedly linked to drug abuse.
Addressing the gathering, Advocate Jagdeep Singh Randhawa, legal adviser to the Khalra Mission, said Punjab wanted an impartial investigation into what he described as the genocide of its people through drugs.
He alleged that anti-Sikh forces had historically targeted the Sikh community in various ways. Referring to the portrayal of Sikhs as a criminal community, the alleged exploitation of Punjab’s water and electricity resources, and the denial of its rightful capital, he highlighted several historical events, including the military attack on Sri Darbar Sahib, the November 1984 anti-Sikh massacres, and alleged fake police encounters involving Sikh youth.
Randhawa also referred to the killing of human rights activist Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra, who had raised his voice against alleged human rights violations.
He alleged that Sikh youth were now losing their lives due to drugs and criticised what he described as the contradiction of forces accused of contributing to Punjab’s destruction claiming to be working to save the state. He demanded an impartial investigation into the drug crisis and called for the resignation of the Punjab Chief Minister and the Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab.
On the occasion, Baba Darshan Singh, chairman of the Human Rights Justice Struggle Committee, Harmandeep Singh Sarhali, Jathedar Nirmal Singh, Satwinder Singh Palasaur and other representatives met the father of Bhai Parvinder Singh.
The representatives said that Bhai Parvinder Singh’s sacrifice would not go in vain and vowed to continue their struggle to ensure justice in the drug-related case.
The leaders also demanded the formation of a commission to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter and establish the alleged role of political groups and police officials in the drug crisis. They further called for an investigation into the circumstances and underlying causes of the deaths of young people who had lost their lives due to drugs.
The leaders maintained that an independent and transparent investigation was necessary to establish accountability and ensure justice for the affected families.
