Chandigarh: The death toll in the tragedy in the state rose to 105 with the death of one more person by drinking poisonous liquor at Batala in Gurdaspur, Punjab. Officials gave this information on Monday. “After the death of one more person on Sunday, the death toll in Batala reached 13,” said Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ishafaq. Till Taran Taran district has witnessed the highest number of deaths in the tragedy since Wednesday evening. At the same time, 13 people have died in Batala of Gurdaspur and 12 in Amritsar. According to officials, 10 people who consumed poisonous alcohol are being treated at various hospitals in Tarn Taran.
Meanwhile, BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh has targeted the Congress government in the state and blamed it for the whole affair. Dismissing the order of the magistrate inquiry given by the state government, Chugh demanded a High Court judge to investigate the case. He also met the family members of the victims in Batala. “Instead of taking action against the culprits, the government kept waiting for the tragedy,” Chugh told reporters in Batala.
At the same time, the youth Akali Dal workers staged a protest against the government in Tarn Taran. Parambans Singh Romana, the head of the Youth Akali Dal, who led the dharna, alleged that some Congress MLAs were “patronizing the illegal liquor trade.” “We request the government to pay attention or we will be forced to agitate against the MLAs as well as the Chief Minister,” he said.
Meanwhile, Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi took a dig at the Akali Dal for the allegations being leveled against the state government for the tragedy, saying that during his reign also in 2012 and 2016 respectively in Gurdaspur and Batala respectively There were incidents. Sodhi said in an official statement that no FIR was lodged in the Batala case nor any action was taken against the main accused.
