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Have evidence to expose Opposition's politics: Punjab minister on labourer's suicide
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said he had evidence to counter the Opposition's allegations in labourer Gulzar Singh's suicide case. The row widened after Gulzar's family alleged pressure from officials over conducting his last rites.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday claimed he had evidence to counter the Opposition's allegations in the death of labourer Gulzar Singh, who died by suicide after raising the issue of drug sales before him. “I have all the evidence. An investigation is ongoing in this case. When the time comes, I will bring all the evidence of how this Opposition is playing politics over bodies in this case,” Cheema said.
Gulzar Singh, a resident of Tur Banjara village in Sangrur district, died on September 7 after consuming poison. His family alleged that he was harassed and subjected to casteist slurs after questioning Cheema about the supply of drugs in the area at a development programme a day earlier.
