Punjab: A Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) delegation led by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal met the Governor of Punjab and submitted a memorandum over the killing of anti-drug activist Shaheed Bhai Parvinder Singh Jhota.
The delegation raised four key demands, including the immediate dismissal of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, action against ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats allegedly patronising the drug trade, and compensation for Jhota’s family.
The delegation demanded a Class-I government job for Jhota’s widow, Bibi Manpreet Kaur, along with Rs 2 crore in compensation on humanitarian grounds. Badal said the family and the action committee had not sought the compensation.
Shiromani Akali Dal delegation met the Governor of Punjab over the killing of Shaheed Bhai Parvinder Singh Jhota and presented a memorandum with 4 key demands:
1. Immediate dismissal of Guru Dokhi Chief Minister @BhagwantMann.
2. Action against all ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats patronising the drug trade.
3. A Class-I job for the anti-drug crusader’s widow Bibi Manpreet Kaur and Rs 2 crore compensation on humanitarian grounds
(though the family and action committee have not sought this).4. Expansion of the CBI probe to cover the cases of Gulzar Singh of Toor Banjara (Dirba), who named FM Harpal Cheema in his dying declaration, and Bikramjit Singh of Sri Hargobindpur Sahib, who was hacked to death for opposing the drug trade.
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) October 23, 2026
SAD Seeks Expansion of CBI Probe
The delegation also demanded that the ongoing CBI investigation be expanded to include the cases of Gulzar Singh of Toor Banjara in Dirba, who allegedly named Finance Minister Harpal Cheema in his dying declaration, and Bikramjit Singh of Sri Hargobindpur Sahib, who was allegedly killed for opposing the drug trade.
In a post on X, former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal shared the delegation’s demands and called for accountability over the deaths linked to the alleged drug trade.