Mansa: The venue for the bhog and tribute ceremony of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhotta, who lost his life during the fight against drugs, has been changed. The ceremony will now be held on Sunday, November 15, at Takht Sri Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Sabo.
The event was earlier scheduled to take place at the historic Gurdwara Sri Soolisar Sahib in Kotdharmu village. The venue was changed in view of the expected large turnout of devotees, farmers, labourers, youth, social organisations and anti-drug campaigners from across Punjab.
Hardeep Singh Sidhu, media in-charge of the Mansa Action Committee, said the next phase of the struggle would be announced during the ceremony to keep Jhotta’s ideals alive and carry forward his campaign against drugs.
He said the task force formed in Jhotta’s name to fight drugs had decided to intensify its campaign, with new programmes to be planned in the coming days.
Meanwhile, the protest that had been continuing for the past 26 days on the main road near the Deputy Commissioner’s residence has been called off. Following the end of the protest, the main road and other routes have been reopened to traffic, bringing relief to commuters who had been facing disruptions.
However, the protesting organisations said the struggle against drugs would continue.
