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Crime
Punjab: Family refuses cabinet talks, no funeral for activist Parvinder Singh Jhota after 21 days
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 03 Nov 2026, 09:37 AM
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The family of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, killed in Mansa, has refused to engage in cabinet-level talks. His funeral has not taken place 21 days after the incident.
The family of Parvinder Singh Jhota, an anti-drug activist who was killed in Mansa, Punjab, has firmly refused to participate in discussions at the cabinet level. Despite the intervention of high-level officials, the family remains adamant against engaging in such talks, seeking a different resolution to the case.
It has been 21 days since the incident, yet the final rites of the deceased have not been performed. The family has maintained a strict stance, indicating their dissatisfaction with the current trajectory of the investigation and the proposed dialogue.
The delay in the funeral has drawn attention to the ongoing standoff between the family and the authorities. The case has become a focal point for local activism, with the family's refusal to compromise highlighting the tension surrounding the death of the activist.
While political figures, including Rahul Gandhi, have commented on the situation, the immediate focus remains on the family's demand for justice and their rejection of the proposed cabinet-level meeting.
It has been 21 days since the incident, yet the final rites of the deceased have not been performed. The family has maintained a strict stance, indicating their dissatisfaction with the current trajectory of the investigation and the proposed dialogue.
The delay in the funeral has drawn attention to the ongoing standoff between the family and the authorities. The case has become a focal point for local activism, with the family's refusal to compromise highlighting the tension surrounding the death of the activist.
While political figures, including Rahul Gandhi, have commented on the situation, the immediate focus remains on the family's demand for justice and their rejection of the proposed cabinet-level meeting.